Apple will open three new retail stores in France, North Carolina and Arkansas this week, reports “ifoAppleStore” (http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/).

The first store to open on Saturday will be at the Carré Sénart shopping mall south of Paris. The store will be the fourth store in the region and the ninth in the country.

The next opening will be at the Northlake Mall in Charlotte, North Carolina. It will be the city’s second Apple retail store.

Arkansas will get its first Apple store when the Promenade at Chenal store opens on Saturday. Apple will open about 14 more stores by Sept. 30 in order to meet a goal of opening 30 stores by the end of the fiscal year, notes “ifoAppleStore.”