Company clarifies its plan to triple store count is only in greater China, not globally.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Apple Inc. AAPL, -3.17% plans to triple its store count in Greater China over the next two years from 13, the company clarified on Thursday. Many reports had said the company was planning to triple the number of stores worldwide, citing a Q&A with Chief Executive Tim Cook. Apple generated about $5.23 billion, or 11%, of its total sales from its Apple stores during the most-recent quarter. The company has opened stores in Brazil and Turkey, giving it a retail footprint in 15 countries. Read corrected story here.