Apple has big plans to expand its high street retail presence in Europe and has hired a leading agent to manage the expanding network there.
The company has hired Chris Braithwaite, a partner at Cushman & Wakefield, to become senior director of European real estate at Apple, Retail Week informs.
Braithwaite has already played a central role in Apple’s retail story since 2005, when the company instructed Cushman & Wakefield to act on its behalf.
Since then there’s been 16 stores opened up in the UK. Three in Switzerland and more in Italy and Germany. Apple CFO, Peter Oppenheimer, confirmed the company intends opening its first store in France in th
