Unlike many “Google stores” (store sites inside the store in some Best Buy stores in Canada), and the London port is now closed, Google has no official Google stores outside the United States. This is about to change, people.

Inspired by Apple (it is clear that it is competing with the Colrtino giant), according to Google. In the final stages of the selection of sites in India for the first physical retail store outside the United States, according to the familiar sources of the situation.

The Google Store (or near) New Delhi and Mumbai, with the continuation of the process under the winding. The report indicates that the stores will last about 15,000 square feet and may take at least six months to open them, although the timelines may change.

One of the potential store sites are under consideration in Gurugram, satellite city near New Delhi, home of well -known brands like Uber and Meta. Although organizational approvals are still pending, the sources say that the expansion of the retail sale in Google in India is a concrete plan that will be set soon.

Bangaluru (a very important city for technology mutation in India) was also seen, but New Delhi and Mumbai appeared as men. The goal is to create a strong foothold in India, and if the initial stores are working well, you may follow additional sites.

Currently, Google relies on third -party retailers to sell their products in India, as Apple did before opening its first stores run by the company in 2023. At that time, CEO of Apple Company Tim Cook himself opened the same stores in Mumbai and New Delhi.

The search engine giant is looking to adopt a similar strategy for Apple’s, which has successfully used retail stores to pay sales over the past two decades. Apple runs more than 500 stores all over the world and has seen great success in direct sales of the consumer.

India is a decisive growth market for Google and Apple – and for each other brand of the phone, you can also imagine.

The Big G pledged to invest $ 10 billion in India. However, Apple continues to control the distinguished smartphone sector in India, representing 55 % of the market for devices at a price above $ 520 in 2024.

On the contrary, Google Pixel holds only a 2 % stake, according to the research company CounterPoint. With the base of smart phone users in India now exceeding 712 million, the market offers great growth potential.