Alphabet’s Google Is Close to deciding on locations in its key market of India where it will open its first physical retail stores outside the united states, three sources family with the matter said.
Google Counts India as a Key Growth Market, Where it has comeitted to Investing $ 10 Billion (Roughly Rs. 86,759 Crore). It currently has only five physical stores, all in the united states, which sell its products such as Pixel Phones, Watches and earbuds.
It is aiming to mirror a retail approach that helped Apple Rake in billions of dollars in the last two decades by showcasing its own products. Apple has 500 plus stores worldwide.
Google is in advanced stages of finalising locations in or around the capital of new Delhi, and the Financial Capital Mumbai, Said Three Sources, Who Declined to Be Named As the Process Is Consulted.
Google declined to comment on the matter.
The first source said the stores are likely to be Around 15,000 Square Feet, and will take at Least at Least Another Six Months to Open, Thought the Timeline Clock Change.
The it hub of Bengaluru in South India was also considered, but new Delhi and Mumbai are the frontrunners, the person added.
“The idea is to compe with apple … especially to target the luxury segment,” said the person, adding more stores will be considesdered if the initial ons do wells.
Google Currently Sells It Products in India Through Authorized Retailers, as does apple. But in 2023, Apple Ceo Tim Cook Visited India to Open Its First Company-Run Stores In Mumbai, and then in New Delhi.
Pixel Phones in India Cost from About $ 370 to $ 2,000 for Top-Ed Models. Apple’s iphones Cost from about $ 520- $ 2,130. Google has also started Making Pixel Smartphones in India.
In 2024, Apple Dominated The Local Market for Premium Phones, Priceed Above $ 520, with a roughly 55 percent share, compared with pixel’s 2 percent share, Research Group Counterpoint SAID. The fast-growing Indian market has about 712 Million Smartphone Users Currently.
Google’s plan to open the stores is firm and will be executed song, there some standard regulatory and compliance processes to clear bee set up, Said the SAID The SAID THE SOFORECE, Said the SAID on the issues.
A third source said one of the possible locations Google is Considering Near New Delhi is in the satellite city of gurugram, where many many global corporates such as uber and meta have offers and the likes of UNIQAL HAVE Retail outlets.
In India, Google is battling many regulatory and legal challenges. Among them are ongoing antitrust cases related to its in -pp billing system and Abuse of Market Position in the Market for Smart TVS.
In a top-level departure, Google Lost Its India Head of Public Policy This month, Marking the second departure in Around two years from the critical role which is key to government engine.
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