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    Microsoft Stores Launch: 5 More Announced for 2013

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    Pedro Hernandez
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    February 5, 2013
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      Slowly, but surely, Microsoft is growing its physical retail presence in the United States.

      The software giant announced today that in addition to the blog post that two states, including one a fair distance away from the mainland, are getting their first Microsoft retail outlets.

      Microsoft is opening its first store in Michigan at The Somerset Collection shopping center in Troy. Hawaii’s first Microsoft Store will greet Ala Moana Center shoppers in Honolulu. The other newly announced locations include the Natick Mall in Massachusetts, Pioneer Place in Portland, Ore., and the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Ill.

      In total, the company expects to open 11 new locations in the U.S. this year as it attempts to connect with consumers.

      “From the newest touch-screen laptops, desktops and tablets running Windows 8, to Windows Phones, to Xbox and Kinect consoles and accessories, to a wide array of first- and third-party software titles, our goal is to introduce you to the best choice, value and service we have to offer,” stated Adashek.

      And Microsoft has reason to get its wares in front of more shoppers and pursue a retail expansion strategy that supports that goal.

      An encouraging spark of early interest surrounding Surface RT faded soon after its launch leading to a disappointing holiday shopping season. Analysts widely criticized Microsoft’s decision to sell Surface RT exclusively through its online store and physical retail locations for the tablet’s modest showing on sales charts.

      According to UBS, the company only managed to sell 1 million Surface RT slates in the fourth quarter of 2012. Microsoft has since opened up Surface distribution to other retailers, including Best Buy and Staples.

      Microsoft is also waging a battle against a rival that has profited immensely by relentlessly courting consumers.

      In terms of physical stores, Microsoft is vastly outnumbered by Apple. The latter’s stores are not only big money makers in their own right, in some places they double as tourist attractions.

      Highly trafficked stores like the Cube on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan allow countless visitors to spend some hands-on time with the company’s latest Macs, iPhones and iPads, boosting sales. Apple stores generate more than $6,000 per square foot, on average, enough to top Retail Sails’ rankings. For comparison’s sake, high-end retailer Tiffany & Co. is a distant second with roughly half of what Apple rakes in.

      Redmond could use that kind of retail momentum, particularly now that its soon-to-be released Surface Pro tablet will face off with Apple’s 128GB iPad. Microsoft’ aggressive push into brick-and-mortar technology sales—it cut the ribbon on 51 locations last year—indicates that the company is eager to compete for shoppers.

      Pedro Hernandez
      Pedro Hernandez is a contributor to eWEEK and the IT Business Edge Network, the network for technology professionals. Previously, he served as a managing editor for the Internet.com network of IT-related websites and as the Green IT curator for GigaOM Pro.

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