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Google to open its first physical store

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Electronics21 May, 2021

This summer, Google will open its first-ever physical shop in New York. Customers will be able to go there to buy the tech giant’s hardware products and get support.

 

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In the Google Store, customers will be able to browse and buy a wide selection of products from the technology giant, ranging from Pixel phones to Nest products, Fitbit devices and more. They will also be able to collect their online orders and have broken products repaired. Customers will also be able to get in-store technical support.

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The new store will be located in Google’s New York City campus in the Chelsea district. About 11,000 people work there.

 

For the time being, there will be only one store. It is unclear whether Google has plans for more branches and whether there will also be stores outside the United States.

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