Google rolls out Merchant Center UCP integration hub in the U.S.
Google is giving U.S. merchants new options to connect carts, checkout and customer identity through its UCP integration hub.
Topic: Online shopping
Bing tests larger sponsored product carousel in shopping results
More paid slots could lift Microsoft Shopping clicks and squeeze organic visibility, but sightings suggest the rollout is still limited.
Google releases AI shopping updates for the holidays
Google's holiday AI updates include new AI Mode responses, Gemini shopping, agentic calling, and agentic checkout.
Google’s virtual try-on adds shoes, expands internationally
The AI-powered feature offers advertisers new ways to engage shoppers with interactive, personalized experiences.
Google AI Mode gets more visual, including inspirational shopping responses
Google uses a visual search fan out technique, plus the Google Shopping Graph to provide a more visual experience in AI Mode.
OpenAI turns ChatGPT into a shopping tool with Instant Checkout
ChatGPT debuts in-chat shopping for U.S. users. This is OpenAI's first step toward agentic commerce – and it could reshape ecommerce.
OpenAI adds shopping features to ChatGPT Search
This works for categories on fashion, beauty, home goods, and electronics. Plus, improved citations, WhatsApp Search and trending and autocomplete were added.
Google vision match vs. traditional search: Early insights on AI shopping tool
Odd results, big price gaps. This early look into Google’s AI shopping tool shows both the promise and the problems.
Generative AI use surging among consumers for online shopping: Report
Compared to non-AI traffic sources, users engage more, view more pages, and bounce at lower rates – but they are also less likely to convert.
Google Lens for in-store and local shopping
Now just point and shoot a photo and get prices, reviews, product details and more while looking at products in a retail store.
Perplexity launches AI-powered Shopping Search
Perplexity AI's shopping feature offers brands a way to engage high-intent shoppers with product recommendations and one-click purchases.
Google Search expands Store ratings to more countries
Now these are available on Google Search in India, Australia, Canada, and the UK.
Amazon’s AI shopping assistant Rufus is live for all U.S. customers
Rufus launched nationwide, aiming to improve ecommerce with personalized product recommendations and shopping insights.
Google rolls out new shopping tools ahead of summer sales
Google's tools streamline deal-hunting for consumers, intensifying competition among retailers and could reshape advertising strategies.
Survey: Shoppers open to using AI search to discover products
55% of consumers believe generative AI search engines could make it easier to discover products and services.
Google rolls out new shopping features to boost conversions
Brands have several new opportunities to reach potential customers including a deals hub and a gift ideas page.
Buy on Google program to shut down Sept. 26
Google said it will be dropping Buy on Google to start piloting a new checkout experience on Google and YouTube.
Bing adds new AI-powered shopping tools
That includes new price match monitors, buying guides and review summaries powered by Bing Chat.
How to optimize your Amazon brand store
Learn the seven steps for setting up your Amazon Store and top optimization tips to keep your customers engaged.
This day in search marketing history: January 2
Google uses paid links and thin content to promote Chrome, plus: why people click on search ads, search quality raters guidelines and more.
9 new Google search features and tools for shopping
The announcement was made during the annual Search On event and includes several new ways for users to engage with their preferred brands.
Microsoft Bing adds 3 new shopping annotations
Microsoft Bing's search results now show product price history, available coupons and ethical choice annotations for shoppers.
Google launches ‘Shops’ section in mobile search results
The Shops section shows three to ten retailers based on their organic search rankings.
Google Merchant Center now automatically displays badge eligibility for products
Merchants no longer have to manually figure out which badge is being applied to each of their items.
WooCommerce’s integration with Google Shopping is now live
The integration with shopping partners like Woocommerce makes it even easier for retail and commerce partners to reach increased audience across Google's properties.
Google expands its shopping integrations to include retailers on WooCommerce, GoDaddy and Square
Retailers on those platforms can more easily show their products for free across Google.
Google updates Merchant Center product data specifications
This year’s updates focus on improving the quality of product information across both paid and organic Shopping listings.
Google’s new holiday gift guide is built to send users to Google Shopping results
The new microsite may help marketers get more exposure for their organic Google Shopping listings.
Online shopping hits new records over the holiday weekend
Friday was the biggest online shopping day ever. Cyber Monday is poised to beat it.
4 ways to make your e-commerce experience engaging and bright
The stakes for retailers are higher than ever this holiday season. Get ahead of competitors by offering a rich visual experience.
Free Google product listings expand to knowledge panels in Search results
Plus, some early stats on the effect of free listings in Google Shopping.
Google tests ‘Curbside Pickup’ badge for local Shopping ads
Local Inventory Ads gain prominence with "In store" mobile experience and "Curbside pickup" option.
Pinterest boosts ability to ‘Shop’ for in-stock home decor and fashion products
The company says more users are engaging with shopping on Pinterest and traffic to retailers has more than doubled in the past year.
Google rolls out organic ‘Popular Products’ listings in mobile search results
The listing are powered by product schema and retailer feeds submitted to Google Merchant Center.
Google Merchant Center updates rolling out ahead of holiday push
Automated feeds, Surfaces on Google and automated image corrections are among the latest features for sellers.
Now you can easily find negative keyword conflicts in Microsoft Advertising Shopping campaigns
Get a better view into product negative keyword conflicts in your Shopping campaigns.
Google brings personalized Shopping, local inventory and better checkout to U.S.
The redesign and new features aim to lure shoppers away from Amazon.
Marketers can now view Shopping Campaigns in Bing Ads search terms reporting
The updated reporting grid also includes an Added/Excluded keywords column.
Reports: Fake reviews are a growing problem on Amazon, Google
Facebook is reportedly the source of some of the fake review solicitations.
GoDaddy site builder now integrated with Google My Business
Much of the content creation and verification process is automated.