Apple Watch finally heading to stores by June 18
Apple (AAPL) announced Thursday that some Apple Watch models will be available in its retail stores within two weeks, which is a month later than expected. The smartwatch — Apple’s first new product in five years — went on sale online-only in April and has been available in stores for just demonstration purposes. “We’re also making great progress with the backlog of Apple Watch orders,” Jeff Williams, Apple’s senior vice president of operations, said in a company statement Thursday. Except for one model, all orders placed through May will ship within two weeks, the company said. Apple Watch is available in nine countries, including the U.S., the U.K., Australia, China and Japan. In its statement Thursday, Apple said it will make the Apple Watch available in Italy, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland and Taiwan starting June 26. In a research report Thursday, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White White called the release…