Malaysia set to get first-ever Apple store as hiring push begins

Apple has published job ads on its website for its own retail stores, rather than third-party reseller locations that have long operated in Malaysia

The company already has stores in Thailand and Singapore, and also recently started promoting job listings for its first location in India

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Published: 1:01pm, 25 Jan 2023

Apple Inc. has begun hiring employees for a retail push into Malaysia, preparing to bring its chain to the Asian nation for the first time.

The company recently published job listings on its website for locations in Malaysia, seeking store managers, technical specialists and support staff, salespeople for businesses, and operations experts.

The listings indicate that the positions will be for Apple’s own retail stores, not third-party reseller locations that have long operated in Malaysia.

Singapore has a “floating” Apple store in its Marina Bay Sands development. Photo: @marinabaysands/Instagram

The move will bolster Apple’s presence in Southeast Asia, where it already has stores in Thailand and Singapore.

The company also recently started promoting job listings for its first location in India, which has been planned for several years.

An Apple spokesman declined to comment.

The job listings don’t indicate where in Malaysia the first store will be, but Apple is likely to start in Kuala Lumpur, the nation’s capital.