Google plans to open its first-ever permanent retail store in New York City. The Chelsea store will sell Pixel phones, Nest smart thermostats and Fitbit wearable devices. It will also host workshops
on using Google products and provide repair and troubleshooting services. “Other giant tech companies have pursued bricks-and-mortar operations with varying results,” per
The Wall
Street Journal. Apple opened its first retail store nearly 20 years ago in SoHo. Microsoft Corp., on the other hand, said last year that it would exit its bricks-and-mortar
operations more than a decade after opening its first retail location.
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