Google retail stores?

A recent report by Seth Weintraub in 9To5Google claims that Google might be planning to start standalone retail stores in the United States this year. These stores will first be open in metropolitan areas around the holidays. Seth notes that Google is wor.....»»

Category: asiaSource: androidosFeb 17th, 2013

Watch out Apple – Google Glass stores may be heading to the high street

Rumours of Google opening its own retail stores have been doing the rounds for a while now, but today we're hearing that a high street outlet specifically for Google Glass may be on the cards.A source told Business Insider that Google is considering openi.....»»

Category: topSource: techradarMay 8th, 2013

Google rumored to be developing store chain for Glass sales, fitting

Google is planning to create stores to sell Google Glass to customers, according to a rumor. The search company is allegedly working on making the retail locations with the aim of helping the end users with setting up their devices before leaving the stor.....»»

Category: topSource: electronistaMay 8th, 2013

Google to open Glass retail stores: Report

Google is reportedly planning to open retail stores to sell Google Glass devices, reports Business Insider. According to the site, these stores will exclusively sell Glass devices and nothing more. This is not the first time we are hearing about Google’.....»»

Category: asiaSource: androidosMay 8th, 2013

Google May Open Retail Stores Exclusively For Google Glass

A new report from Business Insider claims that Google might be planning to open up retail stores with the sole purpose of selling Google Glass. Their source is someone who claims to be working with Google on the development of these alleged stores, the pe.....»»

Category: gadgetSource: ubergizmoMay 7th, 2013

Google readies Chrome OS for all comers at the kiosk

If you've yet to lay your hands on a Chromebook or Chromebox, that could change shortly, as the computers may soon find a new life in libraries, hotels, retail stores and even the break room. Today, Google announced an update to its management console for.....»»

Category: gadgetSource: engadgetApr 30th, 2013

Warby Parker Opens Retail Store In NYC, With Boston Up Next, Beats Google & Amazon To The Offline Punch

Hip online eyewear startup Warby Parker has, over the last two years, been partnering with boutiques to open "stores-within-stores," or small Warby Parker showrooms, where customers could try on their eyeglasses in 3-D. These showrooms popped up in L.A., .....»»

Category: gadgetSource: techcrunchApr 13th, 2013

Booting Up: WhatsApp Denies They’re Selling to Google

This is not an Apple store. (Photo: Flickr.com/crazytales562) Ron Johnson, the guy who created Apple's gleaming retail stores, has now been fired from his job as CEO of J.C. Penney. Turns out doing away with coupons was not a very popular strategy. [Bloom.....»»

Category: topSource: betabeatApr 9th, 2013

Google Play 4.0 Screenshot Leaked By YouTube Employee

Similar to retail stores in real life, having a properly organized digital store will help make the shopping experience a much better one, and one that customers will want to return to. We’ve seen Apple do this several times by updating its iTunes App S.....»»

Category: gadgetSource: ubergizmoApr 8th, 2013

Google May Focus on E-Commerce Rather Than Stores for Retail Strategy

Google May Focus on E-Commerce Rather Than Stores for Retail Strategy is a post by Chuong Nguyen from Gotta Be Mobile.After denying rumors that it would be building retail stores similar to those operated by Apple and Microsoft, it appears that Google may.....»»

Category: mobileSource: gottabemobileMay 4th, 2013

Google tests same-day delivery, raising marketplace speculation

Google Inc began testing a same-day delivery service with retailers in recent weeks, the latest move into Amazon.com Inc's e-commerce turf by the world's largest Internet search company.Google Shopping Express helps local retail stores........»»

Category: asiaSource: tech2Mar 6th, 2013

Wednesday Poll: When Buying a Phone or Tablet Do You Need to Feel and Test Them in Person First?

Earlier this week, Andy Rubin shot down rumors that Google was planning to open its own retail stores. This was sad news, no doubt, as many of us love the idea that we could enter into a Nexus wonderland and test all of the new toys that Google has releas.....»»

Category: mobileSource: droidlifeMay 11th, 2013

MWC 2013: Google is sticking with Play to sell phones, retail stores aren"t on horizon

Google executives turned revelatory today during roundtable talks at the Barcelona rendezvous that is Mobile World Congress.Both Jamie Rosenberg, vice president of Google Play, and Andy Rubin, head of Android, offered up some interesting insights into Goo.....»»

Category: topSource: techradarMay 12th, 2013

Google Doesn’t Have Plans To Build Retail Stores

The Wall Street Journal has been on fire lately with its ability to predict the future of tech, most recently predicting Sony would unveil its PlayStation 4 last week. It looks as though their recent track record will soon be tarnished as once of their mo.....»»

Category: gadgetSource: ubergizmoMay 12th, 2013

Google Retail Stores Not Necessary According to Android Chief

Google Retail Stores Not Necessary According to Android Chief is a post by Shawn Ingram from Gotta Be Mobile.Google’s Android Chief Andy Rubin doesn’t see the need for Google retail stores, and is content with selling Nexus devices through the.....»»

Category: mobileSource: gottabemobileMay 12th, 2013

No Retail Stores in the Works, Google Says

Google is no Walmart, nor is it Amazon. Its first foray into retail sales crashed and burned in 2010 when it tried to sell its Nexus One Android-powered smartphone directly to the public, rather than through carriers and retailers, and ended up giving the.....»»

Category: topSource: scitechtodayFeb 26th, 2013

Android chief slams door on rumors of Google retail stores

At a hour-long round table discussion at the Mobile World Conference, Google's Android chief Andy Rubin refuted rumors that the search engine needed to open retail stores. In response to reporter questions, Rubin said that the market had shifted, and cust.....»»

Category: topSource: electronistaFeb 26th, 2013

Andy Rubin shuts Google retail store rumors down, says feelings toward Firefox are “friendly”

After we talked about how nice a Google retail store would be, rumors began ramping up that Google would actually look to launch a small crop of stores either later this year or early next year. Why not, right? The Nexus program has skyrocketed, the Chrom.....»»

Category: asiaSource: phandroidMay 12th, 2013

Google denies plans to build its own retail stores

The head of Google's Android devision has shot down rumors that his company is planning to enter the retail space and directly sell the company's hardware to consumers......»»

Category: appleSource: appleinsiderMay 12th, 2013

Andy Rubin confirms "no plans" for Google retail stores

If those Google retail rumors fuelled visions of whiling away some mall-time, thumbing at the latest Nexus gadgets in a parlor of their own, then Andy Rubin says keep dreaming. While there are some legitimate Google outposts to be found in stores, the And.....»»

Category: gadgetSource: engadgetMay 12th, 2013

Google confirms no plans for retail stores

Earlier this month we heard chatter that Google may be introducing a line of retail stores in order to promote its physical products, like various Chromebooks, Nexus devices, and their upcoming Google Glasses. However, Senior Vice President of Mobile and .....»»

Category: gadgetSource: slashgearMay 12th, 2013