sales outlets

SALES OUTLETS

• Growing middle class
• Able to buy more expensive products
• Apple sales in china have increased by 6% to $5.7 billion

• 700 stores opened up in China
• Plan to open up 800 over next 3 years
• Sales have increased by 52% from 2011 to 2012

• Took four years to open eight stores in china
• Double this number within the next 12 months
• "Retailers are no longer dipping their toes in the water but are agressively expanding across China as part of a long-term commitment"