With upcoming launch of iPhone5S/5C, it is a question which retailer in China will be selected for sale first. A reliable source revealed that Suning Appliance Group will first sell iPhone5S/5C in the nation concurrently with the world on September 11. More than 1,600 offline outlets of the company nationwide have begun accepting booking by customers while online booking will commence from September 11 on Suning.com.
In July 2013, Suning Appliance Group and Apple deepened their strategic cooperation. After more than 500 outlets of Suning Commerce Group Co., Ltd. (SZSE: 002024) got official license from Apple, Suning.com was also licensed officially. Thus, Suning Appliance Group has become the sole Chinese dealer to be licensed by Apple.
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