Apple to Open New Store in Changsha, China

<p>Apple is opening a new store in Changsha&comma; China on Saturday&period; This will be the first Apple Store in Hunan province&period; Situated in the heart of the provincial capital city&comma; Apple Changsha’s location provides easy access for customers across central China&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are thrilled to be opening in Changsha&comma; a community filled with creativity and profound cultural heritage&comma;” said Deirdre O’Brien&comma; Apple’s senior vice president of Retail &plus; People&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;So many of our team members already call Hunan province home&comma; and they are ready to welcome and support their neighborhood at Apple Changsha&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The new store is located in the popular Changsha IFS shopping mall and faces the bustling Huangxing Road&comma; one of the top urban attractions in the city&period; Visitors entering the store from outside will encounter the uniquely designed double-height façade&comma; which features a completely new gradient frit and mirrored coating treatment that blurs the transition from top to bottom and shifts in appearance during different times of day or seasons&period; The all-new glass façade was sustainably manufactured in Tianjin&comma; China&comma; and is the first Apple Store in the world to utilize this façade technique&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>From the interior mall entrance&comma; customers will immediately come across the Forum and the freestanding video wall&comma; home to Today at Apple sessions&period; Led by Apple Creative Pros&comma; free daily sessions provide creative inspiration&comma; teach practical skills&comma; and help customers learn how to go further with their Apple products&period; To celebrate the grand opening&comma; Creative Pros will host the exclusively tailored Today at Apple session &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Art Walk&colon; Discover the Colors of Changsha” beginning September 5&comma; giving customers an opportunity to explore the city and capture its vibrant colors on iPad Pro&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div>The new store will employ 100 highly trained retail employees&comma; who collectively speak many languages including Chinese&comma; English&comma; Japanese&comma; Korean&comma; and French&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;