But Apple never writes “Apple Store” on it’s signs – it just puts up the glowing, iconic fruit.
The name tags around the necks of the friendly salespeople didn’t actually have names on them – just an Apple logo and the anonymous designation “Staff”. And of course, Apple’s own website will tell you that they only have a few stores in Beijing and Shanghai, opened only recently; Apple famously opens new stores painstakingly, presumably to assure impeccable standards and lots of customer demand.
I…may or may not have told them that we were two American Apple employees visiting China and checking out the local stores. Either way, they got friendlier and allowed me to snap some pictures.
And the best part? A ten minute walk around the corner revealed not one, but TWO more rip-off Apple stores.
就算係 authorized dealer，你可以做嘅都只係賣 Apple 啲貨，而唔撚係盜用佢 Apple Store 嘅名義來開舖， ...
Lik 發表於 2011-7-20 19:43
Mr Lik, looks like another failed attempt by you.
They are authorized by Apple to use this design. If not, Apple will take back the authorization to sell Apple products.
Apple licenses Premium Reseller status for retail operations in areas where Apple does not already operate. In order to be a Premium Reseller you must make your store look essentially like an Apple Store.
This is an Apple reseller, the fixtures, the tethering/alarm cables, the printed displayers and posters looks genuine to me.
The article lacks of claiming if they are selling fake goods or not, it's just saying it's a fake Apple Store. I am not sure this mean anything as premier resellers have access to these and Apple does audit them.
Where if they could mimic the look of an actual Apple store, I am not too sure how Apple operates in China.
發表於 2011-7-20 14:19
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