Microsoft will permanently close retail stores around the world as it shifts focus to online sales (MSFT)

REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Microsoft said in a blog post on Friday that it would permanently close its retail stores around the world and moves sales almost entirely online. Some physical locations at Microsoft campuses will remain open and reimagined as "Microsoft Experience Centers," but all stores will be closed for good, the company said. Microsoft said its retail teams will continue to support sales remotely and from corporate locations, but did not say if there would be layoffs. Visit Business ...