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S'pore Apple store offers creative sparks for tech, retail sectors

Apple likens its store to a modern-day town square - a place to shop, learn, connect and be inspired

Published Thu, May 25, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

APPLE'S first retail store in Singapore will offer free, hands-on sessions on topics such as photography, music, coding and design.

And when you have picked out your latest tech toys, you will be able to use Apple Pay - and charge an unlimited amount through it. The usual S$100 limit won't apply in this shop.

For these and other reasons (such as free wifi and charging points), observers say the Apple store will give a fillip to the tech, creative and retail sectors.

The two-storey premises in Knightsbridge Mall designed by British architecture firm Foster+Partners, which is to open on Saturday, was unveiled to…

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