Google planning to open physical stores in India to boost Pixel phone sales

Himanshu, 27 December 2017

According to a new report, Google is planning to open physical stores in India, a move that's aimed at boosting the sales of Pixel phones in the Asian country. The brick and mortar stores, or "experience centers," could be launched towards the latter half of 2018.

The Mountain View, California-based company had recently set up pop-up stores in malls across the country to showcase features of new Pixel 2 phones. They even created a dark room at some locations, to show how good the recent flagships are when it comes to low-light photography.

And the consumer response was better than expected, reportedly encouraging the company to think about opening dedicated physical stores in the country. The report notes representatives from a couple of malls have confirmed they have received requests from the company to setup outlets.

In addition to smartphones, the stores will also carry other Google products like Home smart speakers, Chromecast devices, Pixel laptops, and Daydream VR headsets. When reached for comment, Google said, "We don’t comment on any rumours or speculation."

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Reader comments

Techfan21
31 Dec 2017
7t$

That again is speculation. There are already apple resellers in India with small stores which sell just iPhones,iPads and Apple watches. So google selling just the pixel phones and tablets wouldn't be impossible.

Zenodroid
29 Dec 2017
LgH

Tear your car apart, check every single component. Then you will see the actual truth. China is everywhere, even if you don't want to believe it. But if we talk mechanical car, then you might be right. Today's cars aren't as mechanical as they were, ...

AlexG
29 Dec 2017
DNg

Not true. in cars, what's even more important is where it was assembled. Anyway, Chinese products are not reliable and do not last long and that's a fact. and again, components and other stuff made in china only because of cheap product and manpower...