Apple BKC features a triangular handcrafted wooden ceiling.
The store will have over 100 team members who collectively speak over 20 languages including local Indian languages.
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday inaugurated India’s first Apple retail store at Bandra Kurla Complex (BMC) in Mumbai. An opening ceremony featuring local music and folk dancers drew people from all over India hoping to be among the first to enter the store.
Cook stepped out of the Mumbai store and took selfies with the first Apple buyers who turned up in droves. Tim Cook said on the micro-blogging platform Twitter that the energy in Mumbai is incredible. “The energy, creativity and passion in Mumbai is incredible! We are very excited to open Apple BKC – our first store in India,” tweeted the Apple CEO.
The store will have over 100 team members who collectively speak over 20 languages including local Indian languages. The store is designed to be one of the most energy-efficient Apple Store locations in the world, with a dedicated solar array and zero reliance on fossil fuels for store operations. Here’s a quick tour of Apple’s first store in India.
Watch Video: Tim Cook inaugurates first Apple Store in India at Apple BKC
According to the company, Apple BKC features a triangular handcrafted wood ceiling that extends beyond the glass façade to the bottom of the exterior canopy, reflecting the store’s unique geometry. Each tile is made from 408 pieces of wood, with 31 modules per tile, for a total of 1,000 tiles that make up the roof.
There are over 450,000 individual wooden elements, all of which were assembled in Delhi. “Upon entering the store, customers are greeted by two stone walls sourced from Rajasthan and a 14-metre-long stainless steel staircase connecting the ground level and the cantilevered mezzanine,” Apple India said.
Apple BKC also offers Apple Pickup, which makes it easy for customers to order online and pick up products when it’s most convenient for them.
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