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> Was there ever a Google Store anywhere in the world? Yes, London had one embedded in the Currys on TCR. Even made the news. https://www.cnbc.com/2015/03/11

> Was there ever a Google Store anywhere in the world? Yes, London had one embedded in the Currys on TCR. Even made the news. https://www.cnbc.com/2015/03/11/google-opens-its-first-ever-store-in-london.html https://www.cnbc.com/2015/03/11/google-opens-its-first-ever-... Popular enough to make it to 4sq. https://foursquare.com/googlesh8058175 https://foursquare.com/googlesh8058175 Also crops up in an answer on Google's support site. https://support.google.com/store/answer/10840716?hl=en https://support.google.com/store/answer/10840716?hl=en Also one in NYC based off this archive.org snapshot of their locations page. https://web.archive.org/web/20210614171636/https://store.google.com/magazine/locations?hl=en-US https://web.archive.org/web/20210614171636/https://store.goo... etc.etc. (Also London had a Nokia store back in 2008 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/textlad/2278591733 https://www.flickr.com/photos/textlad/2278591733 )

joncrocks 2y ago
I guess this _might_ count, but the whole 'store within a store' tends to be a bit of publicity stunt. You can just bung the store owners a few quid, make some stands with your company name on it and send out a press release that you now have a 'store'. It's an order of magnitude less hard than actually setting up a store front, signing up for utilities, hiring staff directly, managing stock/inventory, dealing with returns etc. Not to mention that no-one will likely notice when you quietly take down the 'Google section' overnight. It the equivalent of setting up a 'store' on Amazon vs. creating your own web presence + fulfilment warehouse.
- zimpenfish 2y ago
  Does a full store count then? https://blog.google/products/devices-services/google-store-nyc-opening/ https://blog.google/products/devices-services/google-store-n...
- Symbiote 2y ago
  A 'store within a store' is a fairly normal thing in a department store, especially the luxury ones. It's also not unusual for electronics. I think the large electronics shop near me has a Sony section (or is it Samsung?) and a Sonos section.

joncrocks 2y ago

I guess this _might_ count, but the whole 'store within a store' tends to be a bit of publicity stunt. You can just bung the store owners a few quid, make some stands with your company name on it and send out a press release that you now have a 'store'. It's an order of magnitude less hard than actually setting up a store front, signing up for utilities, hiring staff directly, managing stock/inventory, dealing with returns etc. Not to mention that no-one will likely notice when you quietly take down the 'Google section' overnight. It the equivalent of setting up a 'store' on Amazon vs. creating your own web presence + fulfilment warehouse.

zimpenfish 2y ago
Does a full store count then? https://blog.google/products/devices-services/google-store-nyc-opening/ https://blog.google/products/devices-services/google-store-n...
Symbiote 2y ago
A 'store within a store' is a fairly normal thing in a department store, especially the luxury ones. It's also not unusual for electronics. I think the large electronics shop near me has a Sony section (or is it Samsung?) and a Sonos section.