Apple Store in Sanlitun to open this Saturday

image Steven Schwankert

Two weeks after the opening of the world's largest Adidas store at the Village in Sanlitun, China's first official Apple store is set to open in the same development. The store, which is split over two floors, will officially open at 10am this coming Saturday, July 19. According to Steven Schwankert, who took a look around the store earlier this week and reports on what he found over at PC World, although no iPhones will be available, Beijing consumers will be able to get their hands on the complete range of Apple computers and iPods, including the iPod Touch.

The Sanlitun store also offers Genius Bar services in Chinese and English with various workshops and lectures being held daily, starting from 11am Monday, July 21. Schwankert also quotes Apple's senior vice president of retail, Ron Johnson, to the effect that another Apple store will be opening in Beijing's Qianmen area soon.

For a closer look at the new store, scroll through these two slide shows over at Sohu Digital: this one is of the all the goodies available in the store and this one plots the development of the Apple site in Sanlitun's Village.

Apple Store Sanlitun
Daily 10am-10pm. Bldg 6, The Village at Sanlitun, 19 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District. (6419 8900) – map available here www.apple.com.cn/retail
朝阳区三里屯路 19号院 三里屯 Village 6 号楼

Links and Sources
Official Apple China Site
PC World: Apple Shows off First China Store, Divulges Retail Plans
Sohu: Apple Store
Sohu: Apple Store Slide Show (external shots)
Sohu: Apple Store Slide Show (internal shots)
QQ: Apple Store
The Beijinger: World's largest adidas store to open in Sanlitun at midnight tonight