Google Store

Google Store is an online hardware retailer operated by Google, that sells Google Pixel devices, Google Nest products, Stadia, Chromecast dongles, and accessories such as earbuds, phone cases, chargers, and keyboards. They also sold Google Nexus devices until they were succeeded by Pixel family. Google Store sells products made by Google or made in collaboration with that company. It was introduced on March 11, 2015, and replaced the Devices section of Google Play as Google's hardware retailer. It is overseen by Ana Corrales, who is also the COO of Google's Consumer Hardware division.

Not to be confused with Google Play.
Google Store
IndustryRetail
FoundedMarch 11, 2015 (2015-03-11)
ProductsTechnology
Brands
OwnerGoogle
Websitestore.google.com

Google has experimented with physical locations as well. In October 2016, it opened a pop-up shop in New York City to display its then-recently announced hardware products, and the following month it opened "Google Shops", store-within-a-store locations at select Best Buy stores in Canada.

Locations

Online

On the Internet, the Google Store replaced the Devices section on the Google Play website.[1]

Pop-up showroom
Interior of the Made by Google pop-up showroom in New York City

In October 2016, Google opened Made by Google, a temporary pop-up showroom in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. The space offered a glimpse at hardware products the company had recently developed, including the Pixel smartphone, Google Home smart speaker, and Daydream View virtual reality headset.[2][3][4]

Best Buy

In November 2016, Google opened "Google Shop", a store-within-a-store where Google displays its hardware products. The Google Shops, available at select Best Buy locations in Canada, gives Google a retail presence that's "been key to building a premium mobile device customer base that’s sizable and loyal, and it’s not something Google has really had with its previous Nexus program". The Shops are "distinctly Google", with visual aesthetics featuring "light wood grain and gray fabric pairing up with playful hints of bright colors", along with "custom-created modular furniture that nests when standing room is limited, but can easily accommodate, say, a small group of students with stool seating in a pinch". In a comment to TechCrunch, Janell Fischer, Google's Director of Retail Marketing, said that "We love it when people can come in, discover, play and have fun and it just happens to be with technology. So we’ve really tried to layer on lots of different immersive sorts of experiences, some that are direct demonstrations of the product and product features, but some that are more exploratory and fun". Each Google Shop "could have unique digital content tailored to the city wherein it resides".[5]

Awards

Google Store received the 2016 Webby Award in the Consumer Electronics category.[6]

See also

References
  1. Bowers, Andrew (March 11, 2015). "Meet the updated Chromebook Pixel and the new Google Store". Official Google Blog. Google. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  2. Lee, Dami (October 20, 2016). "Google's New York City pop-up shop is now open". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  3. Gilbert, Ben (October 19, 2016). "We toured Google's new pop-up store in New York City - here's what it's like". Business Insider. Axel Springer SE. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  4. Heater, Brian (October 20, 2016). "A trip to Google's New York City Pop-Up Shop". TechCrunch. AOL. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  5. Etherington, Darrell (November 18, 2016). "Inside Google Shop, where Google is reinventing how it sells devices". TechCrunch. AOL. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  6. "Google Store". Webby Award. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
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