TROY – Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer and recording star Kelly Clarkson will be on hand Friday for the grand opening of the software giant’s company store at Somerset Collection. As part of the ribbon-cutting, Ballmer will present $1 million in software grants.
Ballmer will lead the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Clarkson will offer a special performance outside the mall at 5 p.m. to mark the occasion. The 3,300-square-foot Microsoft store will employ about 45 people.
Customers should arrive early to the grand opening ceremonies for a chance to win giveaways and receive free tickets to the special performance by Clarkson later that day.
The performance will be held across the street from The Somerset Collection in the parking lot on the corner of Coolidge Highway and Cunningham Drive.
Microsoft says the store offers a curated assortment of products to fit anyone?s needs and budgets, including Windows 8 PCs and tablets like Microsoft Surface, Microsoft Office 365, a variety of Windows Phone 8 devices, Xbox 360 and Kinect for Xbox 360, and other Microsoft devices and accessories.
