Apple shutters store in China
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The huge shopping centre was built with a cinema, fake canals complete with gondolas, room for more than 2,000 shops and its very own theme park, but vast swathes now lie empty
A shopping centre designed to be the "biggest in the world" now sits mostly empty. Constructed with over 7million square feet of space, the mall features fake canals, a rollercoaster, and room for more than 2,
Apple China told the Global Times on Tuesday that the closure of its store in China's northeastern Dalian's Parkland Mall was due to the departure of retailers from the mall, and the US company emphasized its commitment to serving the Dalian community.
China has reported that its economy slowed in the last quarter as President Donald Trump's trade war escalated, but it still expanded at a robust 5.2% pace.
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