Apple may open online store in India by September 2020

Apple is planning to start sales of its products in India through its online store by the third quarter, according to a TechCrunch report.

The tech giant has deferred plans to start online sales from the January-March quarter tothe August-September quarter in order to complete pending back-end work, the Economic Times reported. The company wishes to roll out its products before the festival season, when sales are relatively high. The timeline also coincides with the launch of its new smartphonemodels including the iPhone 12, the report added.

Brick-and-mortar stores

Apple in August had announced its plans to launch brick-and-mortar retail stores along with its online stores in India. The announcement was in the light of the government’s decision to ease previous regulations which forced foreign companies to source 30 per cent of production locally, according to a Bloomberg report.