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Malaysia may get first Apple Store. Does Singapore have something to do with it?
Malaysia’s rising middle class and big domestic market offer Apple a strategic opportunity to press its advantage in the global smartphone market.
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Opening an Apple Store in Malaysia will help Apple diversify its expansion strategy in South-east Asia.
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Vanessa Liu and Lau Kong Cheen
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Malaysia may get its first Apple Store soon. The tech behemoth is hiring store managers,
The move, if it materialises, marks Apple’s first foray into a brand new country since its last international expansion in 2018 with an opening in Bangkok, and Singapore the year before.
