Apple Inc. will open its first flagship store at the trendy shopping and dining district of Garosu-gil in Gangnam in southern Seoul on Jan. 27.

Apples so far has not had an official store in Korea, making consumers to get after-sales and repair services from third-party suppliers. It received an order from the local antitrust agency to fix its retail policy.

The new store will open from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. every day. It provides regular repair and experience services as well as battery replacements. It will offer sessions to teach users on the functions in iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers.

Apple Korea plans to provide activation service for mobile phones at the store like major electronics shops including Samsung Digital Plaza and LG Best Shop after completing the computing system development with three telecom companies - SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus.

By Seo Dong-cheol and Lee Ha-yeon

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