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Apple has started hiring staff for its Malaysian retail business is preparing to open its first company-owned flagship in Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur.
The company has posted job advertisements on its website for store managers, technical specialists, support staff, business salespeople, and operations professionals for its retail outlets in Malaysia, rather than for their third-party reseller.
Apple has over 500 sites worldwide, the majority in the US. In Southeast Asia, it owns stores in Thailand and Singapore.
The company has also advertised its job openings as it prepares to open two retail outlets in India in March or April. The stores will be located in Mumbai and New Delhi,
The store in Mumbai at the Jio World Drive shopping mall at BKC has an area of 22,000 square feet.
