Apple confirms a delay in the opening of its first retail store in Mumbai

Apple's first retail store plan for Mumbai sees a delay because of the pandemic. So now, there's no timeline available on when the company will launch its first physical store in the country.

When Apple CEO Tim Cook last year confirmed the news that the company's first retail store in India would open in Mumbai in 2021. There was cheer and positive expectations from tech pundits about how it can help Apple lift the game in India. However, the pandemic seems to have taken a toll on the company's plans and resulted in a delay. Apple on Friday confirmed that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is delaying plans for opening the first retail store in the country. The delay is likely to impact Apple's offline growth plans in the country as the Mumbai store could only be the start of a multi-store plan in more cities. Indian Express first reported the delay in the launch of the first Apple retail store, and the company has also confirmed the same to India Today Tech.