Rumor: China Unicom Distributes 60K White iPhone 4s to Retail
Sina Tech, 4/28/11
According to an industry source, on April 27, China Unicom (NYSE: CHU; 0762.HK; 600050.SH) distributed approximately 60,000 white iPhone 4 models to its own retail channels and domestic strategic retail partners, such as home appliance and consumer electronics retailers Gome (0493.HK) and Suning (002024.SZ) and B2C e-commerce platform 360Buy.
360Buy received 3,200 white iPhone 4 smartphones, while Suning and Gome received approximately 10,000 each, and 37,000 were distributed to China Unicom's own retail channels including its flagship stores, service centers and online store.
Editor's Note: For more background on this topic, please see "China Part of Global White iPhone 4 Launch" MD 4/28/11 issue.
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