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  • Muse Shopping Centre’s new Incubator Store designed by JHP

    Muse Shopping Centre’s new Incubator Store designed by JHP

    JHP have been appointed by French developer Apsys to create a radical new store concept. ‘The Collection by Muse’, located in the newly opened Muse shopping centre in Metz, France, is the ultimate incubator store. Its flexible design and centralized POS system allow it to host brands on a temporary basis. Brands range from already established brands to young designers and emerging labels from all around the world, and are as diverse as Fashion, Accessories, Beauty, Home, Objects and Technology companies. Current tenant is upcoming French fashion label ‘French Mode’.

    The principle is simple: every three to four months, a new brand takes the reins of the shop to exhibit their collections. Located on the first floor of Muse, the Collection by Muse’s main purpose is to incubate new retailers and brands, test the popularity of new categories, respond to seasonal demand, inspire and encourage customers to return again and again.

    Muse, Lorraine’s new mall, opened its doors to the public on 22 November 2017, opposite the Centre Pompidou-Metz museum complex and a few minutes’ walk from Metz city centre in France. As the cornerstone of the new Amphithéâtre quarter, Muse fosters an urban mix thanks to a combination of retail outlets, homes, offices and leisure facilities of over 80,000 sqm.

    The centre accommodates 112 outlets including fashion boutiques, home décor stores, restaurants and day-to-day shops, including Primark, Carrefour Market, Superdry, New Look, Zadig & Voltaire, Sephora, and the restaurants Burger King, Air Bagels and Beef House.

     

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  • JD.com Announced Its Chic New Paris Office

    JD.com Announced Its Chic New Paris Office

    JD.com announced yesterday that it has opened a Paris office. The move follows an agreement with France’s official trade promotion agency, Business France, to sell €2 billion (US$2.4 billion) in French products to Chinese consumers over the next two years.

    It’s a strategic move, putting JD.com in close proximity to many of the world’s top luxury brands at a time when China’s leading e-commerce platforms are battling for a bigger share of the luxury market.

    JD.com France’s Managing Director, Florent Courau

    JD.com first made public its intentions to woo French retailers earlier this month when French President Emmanuel Macron made a state visit to China. This visit also coincided with another landmark announcement that French luxury fashion house Saint Laurent would be officially partnering with JD.com to sell its collections on the e-commerce site’s luxury platform, Toplife, joining the ranks of La Perla, Tod’s, Emporio Armani, and more recently, Derek Lam.

    Company representatives called the collaboration with France a “milestone” for the e-commerce giant. The newly appointed Managing Director for JD.com in France is Florent Courau, who worked as COO of Sephora in North Asia and, before that, at LVMH for 12 years, six of them in China.

    JD.com intends to leverage stronger relations with the country to broaden its luxury portfolio in Europe, giving its customers access to a wider range and a better quality selection of not only fashion brands, but categories like cosmetics, food, and wine and spirits.

    “Our customers value the quality of French products, making this a critical market for us to further expand our brand relationships,” Courau said in a statement. “Our Paris office will be committed to providing tailor-made support to our French partners who want to seize the immense opportunity that JD offers.”

    A new report released by Bain last week revealed that many luxury consumers were still wary about making purchases online and preferred shopping either at brick and mortar stores, on the brand’s official website, or on its WeChat platform. Luxury aggregators like JD.com’s Toplife and Alibaba’s Tmall Luxury Pavilion were the third most-preferred resource for these consumers.

    But both JD.com and Alibaba have been ramping up their efforts to secure the trust of both consumers and brands in the luxury sector with the launch of these ‘pure play’ platforms—JD.com launched Toplife last fall—that keep luxury goods separate from their other mass market offerings and even counterfeit goods.

    These platforms also let JD.com cater to the specific demands of luxury consumers through offering better customer service, guaranteed authenticity, and a “white glove” delivery service. JD.com has also spent much of the past year forging stronger networks in the luxury industry beginning with $397 million deal with UK luxury platform Farfetch.

    “Since we launched Toplife the goal has been to provide the convenience of online with the personalized feel of making a luxury purchase online,” VP for International Corporate Affairs at JD.com Josh Gartner said. “Our physical presence in France brings us closer to the world’s leading luxury brands and helps us understand them better so we can ensure the integrity of their offline brand identity when they come online with us in China.”

    To smooth the process of entering China’s world of online retail, JD.com also plans to offer a new training program for senior executives on reaching China’s online shoppers, as well as build a logistics center to smooth out the overseas shipping process.

    “Now, we want to bring the best of France, not only in terms of world-class brands, but also in terms of a world-class shopping experience, right to the doorsteps of our luxury consumers,” Gartner said.

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  • Gold Phantom Opéra de Paris | Devialet limited edition in Asia Pacific

    Gold Phantom Opéra de Paris | Devialet limited edition in Asia Pacific

    Following the announcement of their 10-year partnership, Devialet is releasing a limited supply of Gold Phantom Opéra de Paris | Devialet to its key flagships across Asia Pacific region.

    The partnership and licence agreement will see the two organisations work together upon a shared vision of excellence and strong ties to France’s musical and historical heritage.

    The three main focuses of the project will be a Devialet sound discovery area within the Palais Garnier, a co-branded product line, and an Opera “hors les murs” (outside the walls) project, offering a new way to listen to and experience opera.

    Jean-Philippe Thiellay, Deputy General Director of the Paris Opera said; “The search for new forms of outreach and development is an integral part of our mission. Devialet is a magnificent partner for us, with a uniquely French take on innovation and excellence that is completely in line with the Opera’s own vision. The Paris Opera will celebrate its 350th anniversary in 2019, and is constantly seeking new ways to reinvent itself as an institution.”

    Devialet can claim such a partnership as one of its kind and Quentin Sannié, cofounder and CEO of Devialet commented :  “Working alongside the Paris Opera, a symbol of excellence, and having a presence in the Palais Garnier, the visionary work of an innovator of his time, has been a dream for almost 10 years. We want to use this project to contribute to the influence of French creativity around the world.”

    Retail in Asia joined the launch of the limited edition of 88 pieces available in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is one of three chosen destinations in the world to release the covetable collection’s edition otherwise only available within the sound discovery area of the Opera Garnier, Paris.

    The launch at the Devialet private lounge in Lee Garden One in Causeway Bay presented the Gold Phantom Opéra de Paris | Devialet as if it was an artwork dominating the hall. Once unveiled, the guests were transported to the Opéra de Paris on the musical notes of the The Phantom of the Opera.

    Drawing on the iconic gilded interiors of the Auditorium, each Gold Phantom Opéra de Paris | Devialet features the Paris Opera logo and gold leaf gills finished by Ateliers Gohard, according to meticulous and time-honored oil gilding methods.

    Handed down across 3 generations of traditional and fine application, they have treated each of Phantom’s side panels with the same original mastery used to restore and illuminate the gold of the Palais Garnier itself.

    The design, being finished by Ateliers Gohard makes the collaboration between Opéra de Paris and Devialet a 360 degree experience of the excellence of French art in its myriad of realizations.

    Each gold leaf is applied by hand for a unique and irreplaceable patina. Once the leaf has been applied, it cannot be removed. Absolute perfection is required first time round.

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  • Bolloré Logistics Strengthens Its Logistics Partnerships with Thales

    Bolloré Logistics Strengthens Its Logistics Partnerships with Thales

    This program promotes synergies between THALES entities. For this purpose, Bolloré Logistics is piloting six logistics platforms located in Toulouse, Bordeaux and Brest but also in the Ile de France, Val de Loire and PACA (Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur) regions for 10 different THALES entities.

    Our scope of work covers storage, orders management, final assembly line deliveries and quality controls. Bolloré Logistics’ central unit and innovative IT solutions enable optimized management of logistics flows, harmonization of processes and the conduct of an ambitious improvement plan.

    Bolloré Logistics thus confirms its leading position in Supply Chain solutions in the Aerospace and Defense sector. Our Aerospace expert teams and our supply chain specialists support manufacturers in their transformation on all continents.

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  • Bolloré Logistics-Oro Inc. Partnership Launches Order-to-Delivery B2B E-commerce Platforms

    Bolloré Logistics-Oro Inc. Partnership Launches Order-to-Delivery B2B E-commerce Platforms

    International transport and logistics leader Bolloré Logistics has partnered with Oro Inc. in a global venture offering clients one-stop B2B e-commerce sales and processing service. The innovation creates an enhanced means for multichannel retailers to do business with customer companies, and simplifies and speeds order preparation, handling and delivery procedures orchestrated by Bolloré Logistics.

    The service harnesses the considerable success of direct digital sales to consumers by adapting those to the particularities of B2B e-commerce – an activity set to reach $6.7 trillion by 2020. ORO has helped Bolloré Logistics respond to needs that have not been fulfilled in the past, such as non-sellable inventory items. And with multinational companies prioritizing cost control to remain competitive, the Bolloré Logistics-ORO solution also creates value through a seamless customer experience portal.

    Under the offer, world-leading OroCommerce platforms – tailored to the specifics of B2B activity — are augmented with Bolloré Logistics’ LINK collaborative information network. LINK provides real-time tracking, inventory, first and last mile status and other updating, using the constant input of maritime, air and road transporters, warehouses, customs and other supply chains actors. LINK is already used by 5,300 customers, 20,000 specific users per month and receives 400,000 views per month.

    The new ensemble represents a powerful digital tool catered to customers’ individual business and sales requirements, and provides processing and handling services clients can track through LINK’s updating throughout transport and logistics operations.

    “B2C e-commerce sites have become the ambassadors of retailers’ online presence, and we import and adapt those efficiencies to simplify and increase B2B experience and activity,” explains Frédéric Serra, solutions director for Bolloré Logistics. “We then go further by integrating our transport and logistics expertise and IT assets into the offer, providing processing service and visibility from order placement and management to final destination delivery.”

    “Next step for us is to integrate well-known payment gateways in order to provide a complete, end-to-end offer for B2B” explains Ludovic Laungani, regional e-commerce solution for Bolloré Logistics Asia Pacific.

    The new service also provides cross-fertilization between clients’ popular consumer sales sites and
    enhanced B2B platforms, forging front-to-end logistics, transport and tracking management that
    can also be used for B2C activity.

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  • Sephora concept stores debut in France and Spain

    Sephora concept stores debut in France and Spain

    New Sephora concept stores have opened in Spain and France, hinting at the LVMH-owned cosmetics retailer’s future design direction.

    Unashamedly targeting millennials, the brand is trying to increase dwell time in-store and encourage younger shoppers to buy into perfume.

    First introduced in France, the hyper-connected stores bring customers what Sephora describes as “a unique beauty experience in an unprecedented service-driven environment, perfectly expressing the beauty retailer’s play, share and shop philosophy”.

    “Following the tremendous success of two pilot stores opened in March in Nantes and Val d’Europe in France, Sephora has brought its new store concept to Spain. This new concept revolves around a fascinating variety of services, letting Sephora offer a groundbreaking beauty experience, transforming beauty shopping in Spain, where the brand has been present since 1998,” the company said in a statement.

    The new design engages customers right from the entrance, with a giant slide for shoppers who are happy to eschew escalators or the piano stairway.

    “As at the two French pilot stores, these newest concept stores include a trend zone with a selection of hot new products, a beauty hub for personalised advice and beauty classes to learn about specific makeup topics. With four distinct experience spaces – compared with one or two at classic stores – the new concept stores give customers access to an expanded range of brands, from the latest on-trend products from South Korea to para-pharmaceutical products, and engage with a broader audience, especially millennials.”

    New services include the Dry Bar by Rizos for a 15-minute hairstyle touch-up and the Drops fragrance experience, designed to introduce younger customers to perfume by letting them personalise the bottle of their chosen fragrance in a fun, interactive way.

    “With these two new concept stores Sephora introduces a groundbreaking shopping experience in Spain, as the brand continues to expand the concept throughout Europe, adapting it to each country for an even more exclusive experience,” the company said.

  • France launches energy group in Indonesia

    France launches energy group in Indonesia

    France launched the French Renewable Energy Group (FREG) here on Tuesday, as a forum for French companies interested to be a part of the renewable energy sector (EBT) in Indonesia.

    During the launching ceremony, a memorandum of cooperation was also signed between Indonesia Renewable Energy Community (METI) and FREG.

    METI has become FREGs local partner to assist the French companies in identifying and developing renewable energy projects in Indonesia.

    In his speech, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignatius Jonan said Indonesia was committed to have 23 percent of renewable energy in the national energy mix of electricity as soon as possible, or at least by 2025.

    Meanwhile, French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Jean-Marc Ayrault stated that FREG was aimed at gathering French energy companies, which are in Indonesia at present and those interested to enter the country, to cooperate with the Indonesian partners.

    He explained that the mobilization of all stakeholders, both public and private, is needed for achieving 23 percent renewable energy in the energy mix of electricity.

    It requires a regulatory framework and proper finance, and companies should develop innovative solutions which are tailored to the realities in each country, Ayrault added.

    FREG will be an extension of the French Syndicate of Renewable Energy, which is the largest organization in France.

    FREG is expected to improve the relationship between Indonesia and French business companies in renewable energy sector and encourage the participation of French companies in renewable energy projects in Indonesia.

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  • Vietnam Airlines conquers French market

    Vietnam Airlines conquers French market

    At a customers and agents meeting on December in Paris, Phuong reported that Vietnam Airlines’ revenue in France has increased by 10 percent against last year, in which business class turnover upped 20 percent.

    The carrier’s flights from France to Vietnam made up 54 percent of the market share, posting a year-on-year increase of 1 percent, Phuong said.

    He also noted that the national flagship will continue use Airbus A305 on Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City – Paris routes, adding that the modern planes and service improvement have helped Vietnam Airlines meet requirement of passengers and gain a SkyTrax’s four-star airlines title.

    Vietnam Airlines is always the first choice of Vietnamese living in France and French customers, said representatives from many agents.

    It has made a record of transporting over 20 million passengers in 2016.

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  • Indonesia, France to Boost Economic Cooperation

    Indonesia, France to Boost Economic Cooperation

    Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Nasution said Indonesia is ready to explore economic cooperation with France.

    He mentioned that France is a strategic trading partner for Indonesia.

    Nasution made the statement during a meeting with French Ambassador to Indonesia H.E. Mrs. Corrine Breuzé, on Friday, (July 29).

    “I believe that the economy of Indonesia and France are complementary. Therefore, it is important to increase economic cooperation in several sectors,” he said on Saturday (30/7).

    Based on data released by the Ministry of Trade in 2015, the total trade volume between Indonesia and France amounted to US $ 2.3 billion. This figure decreased by 9.4 percent compared to that of the previous period, which reached US $ 2.35 billion, while French investment realization in Indonesia was US $ 131.6 million for 197 projects.

    The business that is in great demand among French investors in Indonesia are among others, transportation, communications, electricity, gas, water, food industry, chemical and pharmaceutical goods sectors.

    Nasution further said the investment realization bilateral cooperation between Indonesia and France in the future could be further increased and spread particularly in ​​eastern Indonesia.

    Therefore, in order to boost the value of the investment, the Indonesian Government has made a breakthrough through a series of Economic Policy Package issued since September 2015.

    “This package contains a variety of policies ranging from streamlining the investment license, the revised negative list of investment, the acceleration of infrastructure development and more,” the minister said.

  • Restructure for Rakuten Europe

    Restructure for Rakuten Europe

    A restructure of Rakuten Europe will see the Japanese eCommerce company exit two countries to focus on France and Germany.

    Following a strategic review of its operations in Europe, Rakuten has decided to close its operations in the UK and Spain, due to the high capital cost of growth relative to the size of the businesses. The company says the move will “ensure it is fit to capitalise on future opportunities in the region”.

    “Rakuten will focus its eCommerce marketplace investment in France and Germany as the businesses there have the scale and potential for sustainable growth,” it said in a statement.

    Rakuten has started to talk with employees around the its plans to close the Rakuten UK marketplaceand its Cambridge operations and the Rakuten Spain marketplace and its Barcelona operations.

    The company will also start serving Austrian merchants from its German operations base after closing its dedicated Austria portal, currently managed out of Vienna.

    Rakuten says the marketplaces will close by the end of August, subject to completion of the consultation process with impacted employees in relevant jurisdictions, as well as other legal processes.

    “Rakuten will continue to evolve the eCommerce business model in countries across Europe, including initiatives such as the launch of a new Price Club to enhance membership loyalty in France and Rakuten Pro in Germany, a low-commission model for merchants aimed at enhancing service quality,” the statement said.

    “Rakuten will also continue to grow its presence in Europe across its diverse business portfolio, from eCommerce to digital content businesses such as Wuaki and Kobo, to the Viber messaging platform and the adtech business Rakuten Marketing.

    Headquartered in Tokyo, Rakuten Inc is one of the world’s leading internet services companies, offering a wide variety of services for consumers and businesses with a focus on eCommerce, finance, and digital content. It is Japan’s largest online retail portal, long referred to as “Japan’s Amazon”.

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  • Is French Company Decathlon Looking to Invest $500M in Indonesia?

    Is French Company Decathlon Looking to Invest $500M in Indonesia?

    Indonesia’s struggling textile and garment sector could get a badly needed dose of investment. A French company specializing in sports apparel has plans to pump $500 million into the archipelago.

    Franky Sibarani, chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), did not disclose the name of the company, but revealed that it’s based in Lille in northern France.

    “Not only will the company market its products domestically, it will also export to other department stores overseas,” Sibarani said, noting that the unnamed company had reached out to BKPM’s representative in London and the organization intended to communicate directly with the potential investors.

    Nurul Ichwan, BKPM’s investment promotion rep in London, told Jakarta Post that the company expects to operate its first department stores in Malaysia and Indonesia this year.

    All signs point to Decathlon, a 40-year-old sporting goods and apparel retailer that sells several of its own brands and has more than 1,000 stores worldwide. It has its head office in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, close to Lille, and the company raked in 9.1 billion euro (or $10.1 billion) in 2015. It’s also opening its first Malaysian location in April and is currently hiring retail staff in Indonesia.

    A half-million dollar investment is money the country’s textile industry could do with. According to government data, garment shipments dropped by almost 11 percent last year, as Indonesia fell to fourth place as a source of U.S. apparel imports (behind China, Vietnam and Bangladesh) in the first 11 months of 2015 with just 5.8% of the year-to-date total.

    That could fall further if the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which Indonesia is not part of, comes into force. To that end, BKPM is urgently pursuing European investors, targeting the U.K., Germany, Netherlands, France, Spain and Switzerland.

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  • French Manufacturer to Release Smartphone in Indonesia

    French Manufacturer to Release Smartphone in Indonesia

    French smartphone vendor, Wiko Mobile, will release its latest product in Indonesia this Friday. The product dubbed Pulp Fab is expected to enliven smartphone sales competition at the beginning of the year.

    Chief Sales Officer Wiko Mobile Indonesia Sung Khiun said the product has various advanced features.  “To enjoy its various applications through a 2GB RAM,” he said in Solo on Tuesday, Jan. 19.

    Pulp Fab features an octa-core processor, allowing maximum performance when running game apps and high resolution HD films.  Its believe to be able to optimize multitasking performance when switching from one app to another.

    One of the advantages of Pulp Fab is the Floating Video Player feature.  Through this feature, users can enjoy watching video while doing other activities simultaneously.  In other words, users can minimize the video display when displaying other apps on the smartphone screen.

    Pulp Fab will come with a 13MP rear camera and 5MP front camera.  Its camera resolution will be able to satisfy users in capturing important moments.  “Including selfie lovers,” said Sung Khiun.

    For game lovers, Wiko has added a USB On The Go (OTG) feature for on the handset, which is compatible with a mouse.

    Pulp Fab sport a 5.5-inch HD display with 1280×720 pixels.  Its design is a combination of premium metallic frame effect and soft leather on the back.

    Unfortunately, Sung Khiun is still reluctant to leak its price which is scheduled to make its roll out in Bandung.  “It will definitely be under Rp2 million,” he said.  With the relatively cheap price, Wiko hopes  to expand its market segment, starting from entrepreneurs, office workers, and teenagers.

  • French lingerie brand Etam opens first China store

    French lingerie brand Etam opens first China store

    French lingerie brand Etam has opened its first retail store in Super Brand Mall, Shanghai.

    The 100 sqm store features a tasteful black, white and pink color scheme, displaying the sophisticated array of elegant French-designed underwear for women marketed under the tagline “so sexy, so chic”. It also stocks Etam’s swimwear, sportswear and legwear.

    Etam started selling its clothing in China in 1994 through wholesale channels and the market now accounts for about one third of its total sales.

    But despite the importance of the country to its business, it has not until now opened its own stores there.

    Founded in 1916, Etam is now sold in 4400 stores in 48 countries. The Shanghai store will sell the same lines as in Paris.

    China marks a major strategic expansion for the company which to date has only opened stores in Asia in the Philippines. Its store network is largely concentrated on Europe and the Middle East.

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  • France’s AuchanSuper to open 15 stores in Ho Chi Minh City in 2016

    France’s AuchanSuper to open 15 stores in Ho Chi Minh City in 2016

    While it currently runs only one outlet in Ho Chi Minh City, French supermarket chain operator AuchanSuper has plans to increase the number to 17 in 2016, a top executive said.

    The maiden AuchanSuper-run Simply Mart in the southern Vietnamese metropolis is located in District 5, and two more stores are scheduled for opening by the end of this year, chief financial officer Philippe Delalande said at a meeting with the city’s deputy chairman Le Thanh Liem on Thursday.

    One of the two coming Simply Mart stores is expected to open at the Le Thanh Apartment in Binh Tan District in November, according to newswire The Saigon Times Online.

    In 2016 15 more such outlets, spanning from 2,000 to 3,000 square meters each, are expected to add to the list, according to the CFO.

    AuchanSuper is expected to spend a total of 35 million – 40 million euros (US$38.9 million – $44.5 million) on the expansion plan in Vietnam in 2015 and 2016, Delalande told the Ho Chi Minh City official.

    The French firm will need around 1,000 employees for its Ho Chi Minh City operations.

    AuchanSuper has decided to expand its presence thanks to the potential for growth of the Vietnamese retail market, according to Delalande.

    The Ho Chi Minh City deputy chairman said he believes AuchanSuper, as a major experienced European retailer, will achieve success in Vietnam.

    Ho Chi Minh City currently accounts for 30 percent of the total retail sales, which Liem said will create favor condition for AuchanSuper to boost business.

    The Simply Mart in District 5 was previously known as S.Mart, which was inaugurated by C.T Group in 2012.

    AuchanSuper currently operates supermarkets and hypermarkets in 15 countries, but will only focus on the supermarket segment in Vietnam, according to The Saigon Times Online.

    In Ho Chi Minh City, the French company will face completion from strong players such as Big C, Lotte Mart, Aeon Mall, Metro, or Giant.

    AuchanSuper is a subsidiary of Groupe Auchan SA, a French international retail group and multinational corporation headquartered in Croix, France.

    It is one of the world’s principal distribution groups with a presence in 15 countries and 269,000 employees.

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  • Apple IPhone 6s, IPhone 6s Plus To Be Available At Retail Stores From Friday

    Apple IPhone 6s, IPhone 6s Plus To Be Available At Retail Stores From Friday

    Apple Inc. said Monday that its latest smartphones, the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, will be available at the technology giant’s retail stores at 8 a.m. local time on Friday, September 25.

    The company also noted that more than 50 percent of existing devices have upgraded to iOS 9, its newest mobile operating software that was rolled out last week, marking the fastest iOS adoption ever.

    Apple said its retail stores will have the new iPhones available for walk-in customers, who should arrive at a store early. Both models will also be available on Friday from AT&T Inc. ( T ), Sprint Corp. ( S ), T-Mobile US Inc. ( TMUS ), Verizon Wireless, additional carriers and select Apple authorized resellers.

    Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing said, “Customer response to the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus has been incredibly positive, we can’t wait to get our most advanced iPhones ever into customers’ hands starting this Friday. iOS 9 is also off to an amazing start, on pace to be downloaded by more users than any other software release in Apple’s history.”

    In early September, Apple unveiled its iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus smartphones with a faster processor, new 3D Touch capabilities and an improved camera, seeking to woo customers ahead of the holiday season and to assuage investors that its flagship device still has the mojo to sustain growth.

    The phones, which look like their predecessors, are powered by A9 chip, have a new feature called 3D Touch that lets users make commands as well as avail shortcuts and menus by pressing down on the screen.

    Last Monday, Apple said it is on track to beat last year’s record for first weekend sales of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, when sales breached the 10 million mark within just three days of its sales launch on September 19, 2014.

    The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will be available in gold, silver, space gray and the new rose gold metallic finishes for $0 down, with 24 monthly installment payments that start at $27 and $31 respectively, from Apple’s retail stores in the U.S., Apple.com, select carriers and Apple authorized resellers.

    Both the smartphone models will also be available from Friday in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, the UK and the U.S. The iPhone will be available by reservation only in China, Hong Kong, Japan and U.S. stores in tax-free states.

    Starting this Saturday, September 26, customers will be able to visit Apple.com to reserve their iPhone for pick-up at their local Apple Store, based on availability. Apple noted that most Apple stores will also have iPhone available for walk-in customers each day.

    Every customer who buys an iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus at an Apple retail store will be offered free Personal Setup to help them customize their iPhone by setting up email and show them new apps from the App Store.

    Apple-designed accessories, such as leather and silicone cases in different colors and Lightning Docks in color-matched metallic finishes, will also be available.

    While unveiling the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus earlier in September, Apple had said that the devices will come with iOS 9, which would be available as a free software update.

    iOS 9 brings more features to iPhone with a Proactive assistant that is similar to Android’s Google Now service, powerful search and improved Siri features, along with an improved security feature.

    Built-in apps on iOS 9 feature redesigned Notes app, detailed transit information in Maps, and a new News app that displays news from several sources.

    AAPL is trading at $114.33, up $0.88 or 0.78 on a volume of 4.44 million shares.

     

     

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