The new Microsoft Store opened with a bang on Friday, June 7. Microsoft’s Kevin Turner, Chief Operating Officer, gave away $1 million in software grants to four local nonprofits.
The organizations included:
- Boys and Girls Club of Greater St. Louis, $250,000;
- Fisher House, $100,000;
- Junior Achievement, $250,000; and
- Life Skills, $400,000
Here are some of the products and services you will expect see at the Microsoft Store:
- A curated assortment of products, including Surface, Windows 8 PCs, Windows Phones, Kinect for Xbox 360, Office products, and more.
- A range of tech trainings, business-ready PCs, phones and more. It’s a great resource for small businesses!
- Community organizations regularly host events in the theater space and store associates are out in the community supporting local causes.
- Through a partnership with Skinit, customers can show off their personal style and design their own lids and skins for laptops, phones, and Xbox.
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