Xiaomi to set up 5,000 offline stores in rural India by 2019-end
India's largest smartphone vendor Xiaomi said Tuesday it will set up 5,000 Mi Stores across rural India by the end of 2019, a move that is expected to generate over 15,000 jobs. Xiaomi, which entered India in 2014 and sold smartphones exclusively online, ventured into offline retail in 2017.
Mi Stores have an average size of 300 sq ft and will be located in rural India. Image courtesy: Reuters