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Apple may start reopening stores outside Greater China in first half of April
- Apple closed 458 of its retail stores outside Greater China earlier this month as part of an effort to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus
- It will reopen these stores on a staggered basis while extending remote work for employees, according to a memo
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Apple told staff that some of its retail stores may reopen in April on a staggered basis and has extended remote work abilities for many employees through at least April 5.
The details were disclosed in a memo from Senior Vice President of People and Retail Deirdre O’Brien that was obtained by Bloomberg News. An Apple spokesman declined to comment on the memo.
“For all of our retail stores outside of Greater China, we will reopen our stores on a staggered basis. At this time, we anticipate some stores may be able to open in the first half of April depending on the conditions in their community,” O’Brien wrote. “We will provide updates for each store as soon as specific dates are established.”
Apple closed 458 of its retail stores outside mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan earlier this month on an indefinite basis as part of an effort to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. It previously closed its 42 China stores, but those have since all reopened.
The memo to employees also said that remote work would be extended after Apple’s global offices outside China were closed earlier this month.
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