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Apple today announced it will be opening a new retail store at the Phoenix Mall of Asia in Bengaluru, India, on Tuesday, September 2.

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"Namaskara, Bengaluru," says Apple. "Your first Apple Store is getting ready to open its doors. We're so excited to see you start something wonderful at Apple Hebbal."

To celebrate the new store, Apple has shared a special wallpaper for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The wallpaper can be downloaded on the store's page for a limited time, or you can use the direct links provided in the previous sentence.

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The store's page also features an Apple Music playlist with a Bengaluru theme.

Apple Hebbal will be the company's third retail store in India, alongside Apple Saket in New Delhi and Apple BKC in Mumbai. As we previously reported, Apple is also preparing to open new stores at the KOPA Mall in Pune and at the DLF Mall of India in Noida later this year, but it has yet to officially announce those two locations.

The store's glass facade is currently covered by a wrapper with a similar design as the wallpaper, so we cannot see what it looks like. However, many of the newer stores include an Apple Pickup station for in-store pickup of online orders, and a Genius Bar with varied table and seat heights for improved accessibility. Apple's newer stores also use more engineered wood, whereas classic stores made extensive use of stainless steel.

India is an increasingly important market for Apple for both sales and manufacturing, with the company reportedly boosting iPhone production in the country, as part of its supply chain diversification efforts. Last month, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the majority of the iPhones sold in the U.S. last quarter were imported from India.

Apple will also be opening a new store in the United Arab Emirates later this year.

Article Link: Apple Announces New Store in India — Download the Special Wallpaper
 
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I think Apple missed an opportunity to make custom apple logos (like this one) into a sticker and put into the box of every new device (instead of those basic apple stickers they recently discontinued).

I think those would have become collector items and many would be buying new products just to claw into it to get the new sticker.
 
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I think Apple missed an opportunity to make custom apple logos (like this one) into a sticker and put into the box of every new device (vs those basic apple stickers)

I think those would have become collector items and many would be buying new products just to claw into it to get the new sticker.

New Apple products don't come with the Apple Stickers. This started with the iPhone 16 series.
 
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Very happy to see this store opening. Was expecting it to open around the time iPhone 17 launches. Looking forward to the other stores in India too. The wallpaper is great and the design on the glass facade is fantastic.
 
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I think Apple missed an opportunity to make custom apple logos (like this one) into a sticker and put into the box of every new device (vs those basic apple stickers)

I think those would have become collector items and many would be buying new products just to claw into it to get the new sticker.
The stickers ended a year or two ago. I still have my black stickers that came with my trash can Mac Pro. A pointless item in my "maybe a collectible someday" pile.
 
"The store's glass facade is currently covered by a wrapper with a similar design as the wallpaper, so we cannot see what it looks like."

Let me guess…like any other Apple Store? It’s not like they all look differently.
 
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