Vic Gundotra, VP of Engineering, demonstrated last December a preview version of Product Search for mobile with local inventory, which lets you see right in your search results whether items are in stock at nearby stores. Were happy to announce that as of today, if youre searching for a product that is sold by participating retailers, including Best Buy, Sears, Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, or West Elm, you can just look for the blue dots in the search results to see if its available in a local store. If you see a blue dot, you can tap on the adjacent "In stock nearby" link, and youll be taken to the sellers page where youll see whether the item is "In Stock" or has "Limited Availability" near you. Youll also see how far away the stores are from you -- as long as youve enabled My Location or manually specified your location.
If you have an iPhone, Palm WebOS phone, or any Android-powered device, and youre in the US, just go to Google.com in your mobile browser, tap on the "more" link, and then select "Shopping." Or look for the "Shopping results" section in Universal Search results when you search on Google.com.
Finally, if youre a retailer and youd like to participate in this program, we want to hear from you. Please fill out this brief form to let us know that youd like to be considered. In the meantime, you can get prepared by making sure your Local Business Center data is up to date, and ensuring that your Product Search data is in great shape.
0 comments:
Post a Comment