Feb 21, Friday 2025: Google is in the final stages of selecting locations for its first-ever physical retail stores in India. The planned stores are expected to span approximately 15,000 square feet and could open within the next six months. These would be the first Google sores outside of the United States.
Google is all set to start locations for its first-ever physical retail stores in India. The stores would be the company’s first outside the United States. Google is looking to establish a strong physical presence in one of its key growth markets. The search engine considers India as its key market where it has committed to investing $10 billion. It currently has only five physical stores, all in the United States. The stores sell products such as Pixel phones, watches, and earbuds.
Currently, the company has five brick-and-mortar outlets in the U.S., where it sells its hardware products, including Pixel smartphones, smartwatches, and earbuds. Google, as per the report, is looking to follow in Apple’s footsteps. Apple, which operates over 500 retail stores globally, entered the Indian retail market in 2023 with flagship stores in Mumbai and New Delhi.
Google is close to finalizing store locations in New Delhi, and the financial capital Mumbai with Bengaluru considered at an earlier stage. The planned stores are anticipated to span approximately 15,000 square feet and will possibly open in six months according to the report. The report also mentions that Gurugam could be a potential location that the company might consider.
Google is It is aiming to mirror a retail approach that helped Apple Inc rake in billions of dollars in the last two decades by showcasing its products. As of now, google sells its devices in India through authorized retail partners. The move comes after Google scales production of its Pixe2l devices in India, aligning with the government’s
Google’s premium Pixel smartphones hold a nominal share of the premium smartphone market. A report suggests the Pixel to 2% market share in the premium segment. Apple, on the other hand, has a dominant share of 55%. Keep Reading Questiqa.in and Questiqa Bharat for more updates.
