Find in the news:
BY COUNTRY

Microsoft will permanently close its stores globally



The company has decided to completely abandon physical retail stores and focus on online channels instead.
Microsoft Store - depositphotos.com

Microsoft has announced its decision to rethink retailing and completely close its retail network around the world. The exceptions will be four stores in New York, London, Sydney, and Redmond, which will be transformed into experience centers and will not sell the company's products.

The company will focus on promoting its online stores. Microsoft reports that on the Microsoft.com website alone, Xbox and Windows application storefronts reach up to 1.2 billion customers per month in 190 countries. Earlier it was reported that the corporation had plans to close its retail store chain in 2021, but the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the closure of the retail chain. Microsoft was also forced to postpone the launch of several new products that were expected to arrive in stores this year. These included a Microsoft Xbox Series X game console and a Surface Neo tablet transformer.

This explains why Microsoft never opened any stores after they were all closed at the peak of the pandemic. Unlike other retailers that began opening stores and shopping malls in phases after quarantine, Microsoft did not report any opening dates.

Several U.S. states are already seeing new bursts of COVID-19, which, for example, has forced Apple to re-close some of the stores it only recently opened for customers.

The company specifically stresses that closing retail stores will not result in layoffs, and employees will provide customer service and product sales remotely. Some retailers have already switched to remote work since the beginning of the pandemic, and Microsoft continues to pay the salaries of all retail employees who work at its stores. 

The Microsoft Store chain of authorized stores made its debut in 2009 and is a follow-up to Apple's successful store concept. Microsoft stores sell such consumer products as the Surface and Xbox, software, and a selection of computers and gadgets from other manufacturers. Employees of the stores advise visitors on various aspects of Windows work, and the stores hold various events, seminars, and support sessions on configuring user devices and minor repairs.

Photo credit: depositphotos.com.

More about shopping malls in the USA



YESTERDAY, Canada:
Over five days, Shein will give away 10,000 presents, including home décor, accessories, and apparel.
Nov 1, 2024, USA:
Louis Vuitton opens dog-friendly 'Dog LVERS' pop-up in NYC's Soho.
Oct 31, 2024, USA:
Designed to capture Atlanta’s artistic spirit and Southern landscape.
Oct 30, 2024:
Two years after controversial split, Adidas and Ye reach mutual conclusion.
Oct 29, 2024, USA:
Expanding footprint in North America with two new locations.
Oct 28, 2024, India:
Foot Locker has launched its first store in India, setting up shop in the Nexus Select City Walk mall in New Delhi.
Friend
and Follow
South Coast Plaza GLA:2 800 000 SF
ADDRESS: 3333 Bristol St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
USA . Los Angeles
South Coast Plaza
Ontario Mills GLA:1 473 000 SF
ADDRESS: 1 Mills Cir, Ontario, CA 91764-5207
USA . Ontario
Ontario Mills
Adigeo GLA:452 084 SF
ADDRESS: Verona city center
Italy . Verona
Adigeo
AEON MALL Okinawa Rycom GLA:839 585 SF
ADDRESS: 901-2300 Tochi-kukaku seirichinai Awase, Kitanakagusuku Village, Nakagami District, Okinawa
Japan . Ginowan
AEON MALL Okinawa Rycom


Edit text

Dear visitor!
If You wish to add appropriate information to this description, please make changes in the text below and they will take effect after being verified by Malls.com administrator.

SAVE CHANGES
ADD PHOTO

Dear visitor!
If you desire to add more photos to this description, please upload them and they will appear on the page after being verified by Malls.com administrator.

CHOOSE PHOTOS
SAVE CHANGES
Sign in Malls.com
Sign in please, if you already have an account

Registration



Error filling
Error filling
Error filling
Error filling
Thank you!
You will receive e-mail with registration data shortly. In email you'll find link, confirm your account by clicking on it, please.

Malls.com Team
Thank you for message!
In the near future you will be contacted the manager
for further details.

Malls.com Team
Good mall, bro!
In the near future you will be contacted the manager
for further details.

Malls.com Team
We are dissatisfied with you :-(
In the near future you will be contacted the manager
for further details.

Malls.com Team

Write to us