Meta Opens Its First Store Next Month

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp parent company Meta is opening its first hardware retail store in California, USA. It will open on May 9 Visitors to the store will be able to try and purchase Meta’s Portal video devices and Quest virtual reality glasses.

In the Meta store, not only Meta products will be sold, but also other products that are jointly released with brands. For example, last year’s Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses will also be promoted here and can be purchased online by customers.

There will be a very extensive trial area in the meta store

The Meta store will have a trial area where customers can test Portal’s video calling features with a store employee. Customers will be able to test demos of Quest 2’s games such as Beat Saber, GOLF+, Real VR Fishing and Supernatural.

Customers will also be able to try and test different styles of Ray-Ban glasses, which can record and share video with the built-in cameras, and test them before they buy. This move by Meta follows in the footsteps of companies like Google, which opened its first retail store last year. If we think in terms of hardware sales, metaverse targets and this is an important step for Meta at a time when hardware and experience are becoming increasingly important.

If you want to take a look at the video in which we examined Ray-Ban Facebook Stories glasses;