Njengoba i-Apple iqhubeka nokubhekana nenani elikhulayo lezinsolo zokwehlisa ijubane ama-iPhones ngaphandle kokwazisa abasebenzisi kuqala, inkampani eseCupertino iyaqhubeka nokumasha futhi iqinisekise ngokusemthethweni usuku lokuvula iSitolo Sakwa-Apple sokuqala esiseNingizimu Korea, indlunkulu yembangi yayo eyinhloko emakethe nomenzi wezikrini ze-OLED ze-iPhone X entsha, iSamsung.
Ekupheleni konyaka bekucatshangwa ukuthi inkampani ihlose ukuvula i-Apple Store ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka, kodwa njengoba sibonile, kuze kube namuhla isitolo sisavaliwe, kepha okungenani izakhamizi zezwe azikho kuzodingeka balinde isikhathi eside. Kumaphaneli amboza iSitolo se-Apple, singafunda igama lesitolo, i-Apple Garosugil, kanye nosuku lukaJanuwari 27, 2018.
Ngokusho kwabezindaba abaningana baseKorea, ukubambezeleka kokuvulwa kube ngenxa yezinkinga zomzuzu wokugcina, okuyi baphoqe usonkontileka ukuthi asebenze ubusuku nemini ukuze akwazi ukuqeda ngokushesha okukhulu ngemisebenzi evumela ukuthi isitolo sikwazi ukuvula ngokushesha okukhulu. Lesi sitolo se-Apple kuzoba yisitolo sokuqala esivulwa ngokusemthethweni yi-Apple ngonyaka we-2018, unyaka lapho iSitolo se-Apple sokuqala sizovulwa khona nase-Austria, ikakhulukazi eVienna.
Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi kulesi senzakalo U-Apple ubephuthume kakhulu ukuvula isitolo sokuqala eSouth KoreaKusukela izindaba zokuqala ezihlobene nezinhlelo zokunweba ze-Apple ezweni kusukela ngoJanuwari ngonyaka odlule futhi sonke siyazi ukuthi i-Apple iyithatha kanjani lapho ivula iSitolo esisha se-Apple, ngomoya ophansi. Lesi sitolo sokuqala se-Apple eKorea sitholakala kwenye yezindawo ezinamandla amakhulu okuthenga eSeoul, eduze kakhulu nezikhungo ezimaphakathi iSamsung enazo enhlokodolobha.