Microsoft announces closure of stores worldwide

US company Microsoft has announced that it will close 83 of its retail stores worldwide. Microsoft said in a statement that it will now focus on online stores. However, Microsoft has not announced the exact date from which retail stores will be closed, but from now on, all items available in retail stores will be available online.

With the closure of the retail store, employees will be trained in online sales and support and customers will be able to experience the same online service as before, Microsoft said. According to Microsoft, only four stores will be open now and even their products will not be sold and distributed and will only be used as an experience center.

In the current changing situation, Microsoft says it will now focus on digital stores and even invest. According to the company, there are now 1.2 billion monthly active users in 190 countries around the world, including Microsoft.com, Xbox and Windows. Reaching out to people. According to David Porter, vice president of the company, online sales have accelerated during the Corona crisis.He claims that most of Microsoft's portfolio includes digital products and that consumers are satisfied with online transactions without going to retail stores.