Like different retailers, the software program and computing large needed to briefly shut all of its shops in late March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to its web site, Microsoft has 83 shops worldwide, together with 72 shops within the U.S., and a number of other others overseas the place it showcases and sells laptops and different {hardware}. Friday’s announcement displays what the corporate calls a “strategic change” for its retail enterprise as gross sales more and more shift on-line.
Microsoft stated it might “reimagine” the bodily areas at its 4 high-profile Microsoft Experience Centers in New York, London, Sydney, Australia and on the firm’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington.
All staff could have the chance to stay with the corporate, Microsoft stated.
Microsoft Corp. stated the closures would lead to a pretax cost of about $450 million, or 5 cents per share, taken within the present quarter ending June 30.
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