Google To Open Its First , Brick and Mortar Store in NYC.<br />Google To Open Its First , Brick and Mortar Store in NYC.<br />Google announced on May 20 that it <br />will open a store in the Chelsea district of <br />Manhattan sometime this summer.<br />The store will be in the same neighborhood <br />as the company's NYC campus.<br />The location will mirror Apple stores, <br />where consumers can purchase products, <br />such as smart home devices and Pixelbooks. .<br />In-person customer service support <br />for Google devices will also be provided.<br />The physical store model has been <br />wildly successful for Apple, which has <br />expanded from two stores in 2001... .<br />... to 270 U.S. stores currently.<br />While Google has operated pop-up stores <br />in the past, its new Chelsea location will be the <br />company's first permanent store