Chromebooks Getting Major Retail Support

Chromebooks now will be sold in more than 6,600 stores around the world, expanding beyond Best Buy and Amazon.com to Walmart and Staples. In the coming months select Office Depot, OfficeMax, and regional chains Fry’s and TigerDirect locations will begin selling Chromebooks, Google says. 

Walmart will be selling the Acer Chromebook in 2,800 stores across the United States for $199, starting this summer.

Staples will bring a mix of Chromebooks from Acer, HP and Samsung to every store in the United States, about 1,500 stores.