Umsebenzi wokwakha i-Apple Store yokuqala eSingapore usuqalile, usuqalile ukumboza yonke ingaphandle ngezinto i-Apple ejwayele ukuzisebenzisa ukugwema amehlo acijile azungeze konke ukuvuleka kwezitolo zayo. Kubikezelwa ukuthi ukwethulwa nokuvulwa kuzokwenzeka ekupheleni konyaka, futhi ngukuthi yize ngibone ukuvuleka okuningi kangaka angiqondi ukuthi i-Apple ingathatha isikhathi esingakanani ukwenza i-Apple Store yayo ilunge, ngicabanga ukuthi izoba nohlobo oluthile lwencazelo ebaleka kunoma ngubani ofayo.
Lesi sakhiwo, esiku-Orchard Road, besilokhu sitholakala kusukela ngoDisemba, ngakho-ke i-Apple ibishesha kakhulu ukusithola nokuqala ngokwakhiwa kohlelo lwamasu, sicabanga ukuthi i-Apple ibinesifiso ngasizathu sithile endaweni yalokhu isitolo, nentuthuko yaso kulo lonke izwekazi lase-Asia ayinqandeki. Phambilini, bekunendawo yokuzivocavoca endaweni efanayo, futhi izungezwe izitolo ezisezingeni eliphakeme njengoTommy Hilfiger, iqiniso elifuna ukwazi ngo-Angela Ahrendts.
I-Apple ikuqinisekisile ukuthi inesifiso esikhulu sokunwebela eSingapore nokuthi izovula isitolo esisha esizonikezwa ugesi kuphela ngamandla elanga, umbukiso omuhle wazo zonke izinhlelo zawo mayelana nentuthuko esimeme. Mhlawumbe i-Apple ivula inani elidlulele le-Apple Store embulungeni yonke (Ngaphandle kweSpain kunjalo ...) ukuthi kusasa kungaba yinkinga uma ukuqondiswa kwenkampani kuqala ukungabi nzuzo njenganamuhla. Kodwa-ke, i-Apple akuyona kuphela ejoyine leli su lokuthola ingcebo njengokuhlukaniswa kwebhizinisi, uchwepheshe walolu hlobo lomshini ngu-Inditex, umnikazi we-ZARA.