February 17th, 2013

Google May Open A String Of Retail Stores, But What Does It Hope To Gain?

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Microsoft and Apple already have their own physical retail stores, but thus far Google has managed to resist that particular temptation

If a recent report from 9to5Google is to be believed though, that may not be the case much longer. According to a single “extremely reliable source,” Google will erect its own standalone stores by the holidays in an effort to more effectively push its… → Read More

September 2nd, 2009

WTF, Google Sells Company Merchandise Online?

Color me surprised to discover Google operates an online merchandise store aptly named Google Store, courtesy of @newsycombinator. Google-centric blogs like Google Blogoscoped have understandably been aware of this for quite some time, but I had no idea. There’s no mention of it on the Google corporate website (although it’s linked at the bottom here), and even the Wikipedia entry simply redirects… → Read More