According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple has started hiring employees for its first retail store in Malaysia.
The Cupertino tech giant recently posted job listings on its website for jobs in Malaysia. These include store managers, store leaders, operations specialists, business specialists, technicians and specialists, support staff, creatives, and sales people. The listings indicate that the positions are for Apple’s own retail stores and not for third-party resellers already in the country. Apple also operates an online store in Malaysia.
While the job listings do not indicate in any way where the first Apple Store in Malaysia will be located, the report suggests that it is likely to be built in the country’s capital, Kuala Lumpur.
These developments will strengthen Apple’s presence in the Asian region. Back in November 2015, Apple opened a retail store in Singapore, the first in the Southeast Asian region. Three years later, the tech giant Another store opened in neighboring Thailand.. What’s more, the company too Recently published job listings for their first location in India.which has been in operation for a few years now.
While Apple doesn’t report sales in individual countries, the company earned more than $29 billion from its Asia-Pacific segment last fiscal year, according to Bloomberg.
Apple has yet to comment on the report.
Source: Bloomberg
