Apple Garosugil opened in Seoul Saturday morning to thousands of customers who braved sub-freezing temperatures to be among the first to visit Apple’s premiere location in South Korea.
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Angela Ahrendts, Apple’s senior vice president of Retail, was on hand to welcome customers. The store’s 140 employees include 18 Koreans who have worked in Apple stores around the world and are now returning home.
Apple has 503 retail stores in 24 countries and an online store available in 39 countries.