Google: We Have No Plans To Go Retail

[exfileme]

Google wants to be a retailer's best friend, not their landlord.

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[kinggremlin]

translate.google.com translation:

"Everything is in place and we will announce our move into retail sometime early next week."

 

[fuzzion]

Title should read:

"Google reassures partners that they will not get buggered from the back"

 

[jhansonxi]

Indeed, Google now has a way for its listed retailers to offer products to consumers who may not have a set or secure location to receive packages.

That makes good sense when you have these types of problems:
http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/12/21/ups-employee-caught-stealing-ipad-delivery/?hpt=hp_t3

 

[trumpeter1994]

So they're in a way turning Google shopping into a bigger money maker like the did with Youtube, only obviously to a somewhat lesser degree.

 

[freggo]

All you need is an emailed code to retrive your package from the locker?
No ID check or anything?

Sounds like the perfect setup for use as a 'drop' when shopping with a stolen ID !

 

[nebun]

interesting....yet they are selling the chrome book....if that's not retail, then i don't know what it is

 

[mlopinto2k1]

[citation][nom]nebun[/nom]interesting....yet they are selling the chrome book....if that's not retail, then i don't know what it is[/citation]I think they mean making a brick and mortar google store. Maybe?

 

[whiteodian]

If only they could get the Nexus 4 back in stock. Then maybe they could dive into retail.

 

[jonjonjon]

googles shopping website is horrible. anytime i try using it i quickly find myself going to newegg who usually has better prices anyway. google also now offers some shipping purchase protection. if you order something on newegg or tigerdirect you get a message for free purchase protection from google.