{"id":21493,"date":"2013-11-25T09:45:13","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T08:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/?p=21493"},"modified":"2013-11-25T09:45:13","modified_gmt":"2013-11-25T08:45:13","slug":"chromebooks-nexus-android-photos-of-the-first-google-store-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/2013\/11\/chromebooks-nexus-android-photos-of-the-first-google-store-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Chromebooks, Nexus &#038; Android: Photos of the first Google Store in France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21494\" alt=\"Google Store FNAC Montparnasse\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/assets\/IMG_20131123_102456-e1385333248519.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"584\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This weekend, Google made a big step in France, opening up its first in-store retail location for Google products. The site, located inside of the large FNAC store at Montparnasse in Paris, can be seen in the <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/110414001583848765755\/posts\/KaaR8f387JZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photos<\/a> shot by Google Product Marketing Manager Claire Stosskopf, who is in charge of Google&#8217;s &#8220;2014 strategic plan for all retail activities in France.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Five months in the making, according to Stosskopf, the store features a variety of Google Chromebooks, Nexus Tablets\/Phablets, and some extra Google accessories, as seen in the photos below.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-21493 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/img_20131123_100525\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131123_100525-e1385333573636-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/img_20131123_102451\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131123_102451-e1385333639439-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/img_20131123_095732\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131123_095732-e1385333660299-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/img_20131123_102456-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131123_102456-e1385333248519-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>While this represents a big move for Google in Paris, where Apple &amp; Samsung both already have flagship stores and an expanding retail presence, it doesn&#8217;t quite stand up to what you would expect to see from Google (like a <a title=\"Celebrating the launch of voice search in French, Google House opens in Paris\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/2013\/11\/18\/googles-new-connected-home-in-paris-celebrates-the-launch-of-voice-search-in-french\/\">giant Paris apartment filled with Google accessories<\/a>, for example).<\/p>\n<p>Retail chain FNAC was likely more than willing to devote some of its space to Google, given that <a title=\"Battle of the Bands: iTunes knocks FNAC out!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/2012\/11\/15\/battle-of-the-bands-itunes-knocks-fnac-out\/\">it has been shutting down major stores in Paris<\/a>, due in part to Amazon&#8217;s outstanding success in the French market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend, Google made a big step in France, opening up its first in-store retail location for Google products. 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