Apple watches will not be available in-store in May


  • TECH
  • Friday, 17 Apr 2015

COME WHAT MAY: Customers will be asked to order the Apple watches online as they won't find it in the stores next month.

Apple Inc's watches will not be available to buy in-store in May, according to a memo from Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts, the Telegraph reported.

Customers will be asked to order online to "get customers the model they want earlier and faster," according to the memo posted by the Telegraph.

Deliveries of the watches will begin on April 24.

The Apple Watch sport starts at US$349 (RM1,270) while the standard version comes in at US$549 (RM1,997) in the United States. High-end "Edition" watches with 18-karat gold alloys are priced from US$10,000 (RM36,350) and go as high as US$17,000 (RM61,797).

A spokesman for Apple declined to comment. — Reuters

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