See What Apple Store Did In China Because Of Coronavirus
As the deadly Coronavirus spreads in China, world leading mobile technology company Apple takes action.
Closing down all it 42 branches in the country until February 9, 2020.
This is because Apple stores are usually a place where a lot of people gather,
They touch the same devices and sample them before deciding on purchases.
Promising to reopen as soon as possible, Apple management says they are monitoring the situation.
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On a call with the Apple CEO Tim Cook, he said Apple has been constantly cleaning stores this week and conducts temperature checks on employees to avoid spreading the virus.
He added that while sales in a Wuhan store, one of the first to close, were relatively small, he expected the decline in retail traffic and other store closures to negatively impact sales. Sales in China make up about 15% of Apple’s total revenue.
Analysts expect the immediate impact of the virus to be small, but that could change depending on how long the outbreak goes on for.