SINGAPORE, Oct 27 — The first Apple Store in Singapore will open in late 2016, multiple Singapore media outlets reported yesterday.

The news came to light when the Pure Group announced that its Pure Fitness gym located at Knightsbridge would be closing on December 15, 2015 to make way for the first Apple Store in the country opening late 2016.

Pure Fitness will reportedly be one of several tenants relocating to allow for the upcoming Apple Store at the four-storey luxury shopping centre along Orchard Road.

The gym sent customers a similar notice that confirms it “will be handing back space to the landlord to make way for the opening of Singapore's first Apple store later in 2016.”

Apple does not have an official retail presence in Singapore, but the Apple Online Store and dozens of Apple Authorised Resellers operate in the region.

The closest physical Apple Stores are located in Australia and Hong Kong.