The move speaks to slowing spending by consumers and Apple’s continuing struggles in China, its second-largest market.

Apple Inc. is closing a retail store in China for the first time, marking a notable retreat in a market where the iPhone maker is striving to revive sales.

Apple is shuttering a store in China, marking its first closure in the country amid its mounting struggles in the major smartphone market. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company is closing a store in northeastern China,