Dive Summary:

• The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is working on a brick-and-mortar retail plan for selling its own hardware.
• Previously, Google tried bypassing traditional retail channels by selling its Nexus One smartphone through its website.
• The new stores could become homes to products such as Google's Chromebook laptops and the company's wearable Google Glass device that is currently in development.

From the article:

"... The stores would likely sell Google-branded hardware, these people said. But it isn't clear when or where any stores would open, and one of the people said the Internet giant might not move forward with the plan this year. ..."