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China Closes A Pair Of Fake Apple Stores

Bloomberg, Thursday, July 28, 2011 8:30 AM

Chinese authorities shut two unauthorized Apple stores in Kunming for operating without business licenses. Investigators also examined three other stores that used Apple's logo without the company's permission, though they were found to have operating permits, according to the Dushi Shibao newspaper report posted today on the Kunming government's website. The report says the findings were part of a probe into more than 300 electronics vendors in the city.

The move comes about a week after a blogger began posting photographs of a fake Apple store that looks like the real thing.

"In areas outside of the biggest cities, it's difficult to find Apple products, and there is strong demand," said Jim Tang, a technology analyst at Shenyin & Wanguo Securities Co. in Shanghai. "For a big country like China, Apple's sales network doesn't go far enough, and the company needs to expand."

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