Romanian gadget retailer gets 400 pre-orders for Apple's new iPhone 6S in three days
Romanian gadget retailer QuickMobile got pre-orders for 400 units of the new iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus in just three days and estimates it will reach 1,000 units by September 20, when it starts selling the devices.
The iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus have been available for pre-orders via QuickMobile starting Saturday, September 12. Clients have paid in advance an average price of EUR 1,000 for the 400 devices pre-ordered so far, which brought EUR 400,000 in revenues to the retailer, according to QuickMobile.
Most pre-orders came from Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, and Constanta. QuickMobile sells the new iPhone 6S for prices starting at EUR 816. Most pre-orders were for the 64GB version, which sells for around EUR 930. Black and the new rose-gold were the most wanted colors.
QuickMobile specializes in selling mobile phones and tablets as well as other gadgets and accessories. The retailer has an online store and several physical shops located mainly in shopping malls.
The company Electro Distribution SRL, which owns the QuickMobile brand, is based in Baia Mare, in northern Romania. Local entrepreneur Tudor Țiboc controls the company.
In 2014, Electro Distribution had sales of EUR 43.9 million, up by 37% compared to 2013, and a net profit of EUR 1.24 million.
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