We are pleased to announce our newest addition to the shopping family — simple yet powerful programmatic interfaces that enable retailers to upload their content to and query data from Google. The new Shopping Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)…
Holiday Updates to Google Product Search and Google Shopper
Earlier today, we announced some exciting holiday updates on the Official Google Blog:On Google Product Search and in Shopping results on Google.com, we are now showing local availability information to help shoppers find products in stores nearby. We …
Getting Your Product Data Ready for the Holidays
As the holidays approach, some products are flying off the shelves, and a continuous cycle of sales and promotions means that prices change frequently. Now is a good time to ensure that you’re submitting accurate data in your feed, particularly in rega…
Shipping Costs Available for UK Shoppers
As we approach the holidays, shoppers are looking for the perfect gifts for friends and family. When they have picked a product and are trying to decide where to purchase, knowing how much the shipping might cost helps them make that choice. In Septe…
This week, we announced the launch of Google Commerce Search and Google Shopping in Japan. If you’d like to make your items available to Japanese users, you can register a feed for Japan, with prices in Yen. Japanese speakers can learn more about this…
Google Shopping Launches in France
We are excited to announce that we have launched Google Product Search as Google Shopping in France. Merchants who would like to make their products searchable to French users can now create a new French data feed in the Google Merchant Center.If you
(Cross posted from the Google Enterprise Blog)If you’ve been to a grocery store or even switched on your television this week, you may have noticed that Halloween is here – a telltale sign that the holiday season is approaching. And since holidays …
Launched Today: Advanced Usage Settings for Greater Control Over Your Feeds
When we launched the Google Merchant Center, our goal was to create a central place for merchants to upload and manage their product listings. Merchants are now using their Merchant Center data to get qualified traffic from Google Product Search, impr…
Working With Bizrate for Trusted Seller Reviews and Ratings
When I was preparing to move to London a few months ago, I ended up doing a lot of shopping online for the items I knew I’d need – from a camera for capturing memories and an umbrella for the infamous drizzle to music that would go well with the cloudy…
Introducing Merchant Center Shipping Settings Internationally
When online shoppers are ready to buy a product, estimated shipping costs can help them decide where they want to purchase. Shipping cost estimation is one of the features most commonly requested by Google Product Search users, and it offers merchants …
Over the past two months, we’ve posted about our plans to change the way we display results to help users access all the information we have on a product from one “product page.” This week, we have begun to make these changes in the United States. Pro…
Tell the World What You Have In Stock With Google Local Shopping
One weekday evening a few weeks before our son was born, my wife commissioned me to find a box of raspberry red leaf tea for the delivery. I promptly drove to the nearest grocery store, which has an awe-inspiring wall of tea. After diligently scannin…
As we announced a few weeks ago, product offers in the Electronics, Books, and Media categories from US merchants may not appear in Product Search if your data feed does not include the relevant unique product identifiers (UPIs), such as MPN, Brand, GT…
We are excited to announce a new advertising format that will help you use your data feed to get even more traffic from Google Product Search. This new format is based on the popular product extensions on Google.com, with a slight difference: on Produ…
Adding PowerReviews to the Google Product Reviews Program
In April, we launched the Google Product Reviews Program to give shoppers on Google easy access to product reviews and user ratings from participating retailers. Today, we’re pleased to announce that we will be adding PowerReviews, a leading provider o…