Best Buy, America’s largest brick-and-mortar electronics retailer, closed stores this year amid sluggish PC sales, but Micro Center plans to continue expanding its retail footprint. Earlier this year, the company announced it would add three new stores by the end of 2024, with its first store opening in Indianapolis this summer.
Today, Microcenter officially unveiled the locations of its final two new locations, which will open in Miami and Charlotte next year. When all three new stores open, the company will have 28 stores in 19 US states, from California in the west to New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts in the east. You can check the full list of. store location It’s on the company’s site.
Scheduled to open in early 2024, the Charlotte store will cover 35,700 square feet and will be located at 4,744 South Boulevard. The Miami store is scheduled to open at 7,795 W Flagler Street later this year, and the 31,700-square-foot site is packed with PC hardware, computer systems, electronics and manufacturer equipment. The store will have the same layout as the company’s store in Tustin, California.
Micro Center publishes a store page on its website. Charlotte, Miami and Indianapolis. Customers who visit these pages and sign up for the mailing list will receive a coupon to redeem her free 128 GB USB flash drive after the store opens.
“We are excited to expand and offer our unique offerings to new customers in Indianapolis, Charlotte and Miami,” said Micro Center CEO Rick Marshad in a press release. said in “Our goal is to provide the best product selection, excellent customer service, and a knowledgeable staff who can help our customers find exactly what they need.”
Founded in 1979 in Columbus, Ohio, Micro Center is a popular shopping destination for those building PCs, tinkering with Raspberry Pis, and doing all kinds of 3D printing. The company stocks more than 400 of his filaments, as well as his 3D printers and accessories from leading vendors such as Creality and AnyCubic. He’s also one of the few places where you can buy Raspberry Pi boards at MSRP, as long as they’re in stock.
Unlike Best Buy, Amazon, and Newegg, Micro Center’s business model revolves almost exclusively around bringing customers into the store. Most items are not available for purchase online, but you can pre-order them for in-store pickup.
Chief Merchandising Officer Warren Beneson said the company has 3.6 million active customers who spend an average of 45 minutes per visit. If you live near a microcenter, you’ll often see in-store coupons with great discounts and free items. Recently, the company gave a new customer his 256GB SSD for free.
Key products such as CPUs, GPUs, and monitors are often on sale at lower prices than you’ll find online. For example, the company currently uses his 32-inch LG 32GP750 2K, 165 Hz monitor. On sale for $229 The lowest price on Amazon and Newegg is $296.
Micro Center is also one of the few places where you can actually see and touch high-end peripherals and components. The store is stocked with over 150 different gaming keyboards from his brands such as Razer, Corsair and Asus. We also have a nearly equal selection of PC cases from Lian Li, Fractal Design, NZXT and more. Our current pick for the best PC case, Fractal Design North, can be seen and bought in all its wood-paneled glory.
With these store expansions, the company expects sales to grow to $2.2 billion in 2023 and $2.4 billion in 2024.
Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that Micro Center would have 27 stores after the next 3 store launches. It’s actually 28.
