A new
report from Dubai indicates that Apple will build the
world's largest Apple Store in the country's Mall of the Emirates that should open this summer. The facility will be some 50,000 square feet in total, and will be the first Apple retail store in the United Arab Emirates and Middle East, though
a second one is said to be in the planning stages. The country has had an online Apple store since 2011, but the new brick-and-mortar store is expected to open in August of this year.
The report, from the
Khaleej Times, says that the main entrance will be on the second level of the mall's Fashion District. Apple CEO Tim Cook visited the country in February of last year, visiting with the Prime Minister as well as other UAE officials. Once the Dubai store is open, a second UAE store will get underway for the Yas Mall in Abu Dhabi.
The Mall of the Emirates is best known for its indoor ski resort, and features over 700 retail stores in its 2.4-million-square-feet of space.
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