Google retail stores might be a smart move, analysts say

February 18, 2013

Opening its own brick-and-mortar retail stores could help Google sell more of its Chromebooks, Nexus tablets, and other hardware, analysts said, reacting to online reports that Google may soon be coming to the local shopping mall. Google is in the process of building its own retail stores and hopes to have the first stores open in time for the holidays in major U.S. metropolitan areas, according to a report Friday in 9to5Google, which cited an unnamed, "extremely reliable" source. "Google feels right now that many potential customers need to get hands-on experience with its products before they are willing to purchase," the website reported. Raising product profile Google's Android is already the dominant mobile operating system for smartphones, but the company is trying to make greater inroads with its laptop computers, known as Chromebooks, and its Nexus tablets. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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