Samsung opens maiden company-owned store outside Korea close to Apple's first India store in BKC

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Mumbai, Jan 23 (PTI) Consumer electronics giant Samsung on Tuesday opened its first company-owned store outside South Korea, in the BKC business district...

The companys store is spread over 8,000 sq ft in the second floor of the Jio World Centre, built by a sister concern of the South Korean conglomerate...

Apples store spread over 20,000 sq ft across two floors in the nearby Jio World Drive was inaugurated in April last year in the presence of the Cupertino-based companys Chief Executive Tim Cook...

Asked about the Apple stores presence next door, Senior Director Sumit Walia said the company operates 1,600 brand stores in the country, with the first dating back to 2012, and added that it has a wider variety of options beyond smartphones as well...

Earlier, its President and Chief Executive for southwest Asia, J B Park, said the company is the largest consumer electronics player in the country with a revenue of USD 10 billion..