Between late January and early February, Apple decided close all the stores that the company has distributed throughout the Asian territory. As of February 13, Apple has progressively opened some of the Apple Stores, and today there are already 29 stores that open in Asian territory.
All the Apple Stores in China that have reopened, are doing so in reduced hours from 11/12 in the morning to 6 in the afternoon. From Apple they urge users who plan to visit one of the Apple Stores that have opened their doors to wear a mask and allow employees to check their body temperature.
Last week, Apple announced that he was forced to modify the income figures that was planned for the first quarter of 2020, due to the problems that the coronavirus was causing both in the production chains, as well as in the factories and Apple Store that were forced to close.
Factories outside Hubei province, the epicenter of the virus, they have reopened their facilities, but the lack of supplies is holding back the rate of manufacture to be the same as before the spread of the virus.
According to Bloomberg, iPhone sales figures started to fall in January, when the news of the coronavirus was practically daily. According to UBS Research, iPhone sales figures in January, in China alone, fell by 28% compared to December 2019, and for February sales are expected to decline even further.
Lack of raw material for the manufacture of the components of the different products that Apple offers us has forced the Cupertino-based company to move part of its production to Taiwan.