If I buy a 4s online, is it going to be considered the same as bought directly from apple retail stores?

I was trying to buy an unlocked 4s from an apple retail store directly, but it is too hard, the supply is way too short than the need.
Therefore, I am thinking to order one from the apple online store.
My question is,
if I get the unlocked 4s online, is it going to be treated the same as bought from the apple retail stores?
I mean such as warranty or any services I can ask for when buying from the stores.
I do not want to hear something like " your phone was not purchased from one of our retail stores, so we are unable to do anything for it. "
Any one knows? I appreciate it.

No difference at all.  I recently had my iPhone 4S (purchased from the Apple Online Store) replaced at my local Apple retai.store with no problems.  However, if you plan to use the phone in another country,
"IMPORTANT RESTRICTION
Apple may restrict warranty service to the country where Apple or its Authorized Distributors originally sold the Apple Product. "
See http://images.apple.com/legal/warranty/docs/iPhone_4_warranty.pdf

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