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Google still searching for first retail store location after eyeing Fulton Market

The tech giant backed out of plans for a flagship store in Newcastle building

Google’s midwest headquarters in Fulton Market and the row of properties at 845-851 West Randolph Street (Credit: iStock and Google Maps)
Google’s midwest headquarters in Fulton Market and 845-851 West Randolph Street (Credit: iStock and Google Maps)

Google shelved plans to open its first retail store in a Fulton Market building owned by Newcastle Limited.

The tech giant last year was in advanced talks to take the two-story, 14,000-square-foot space at 845-853 West Randolph Street but has called off the deal, according to the Chicago Tribune.

A Google spokesperson declined to comment on the store plans, and Newcastle officials could not be reached for comment, the Tribune reported.

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The store would have been the first permanent retail location for Google, which has opened pop-up shops in the past to sell its devices, including one last year in Bucktown.

Google has more than 1,000 employees in Chicago, and its 372,000-square-foot Midwest headquarters at 1000 West Fulton Street played a key role in the ongoing transformation of Fulton Market.

The company last year signed a lease for an additional 132,000 square feet in Sterling Bay’s office project at 210 North Carpenter Street. [Chicago Tribune] — John O’Brien

 

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