"Google Local Shopping" starting to get shop head stock such as Yodobashi and Matsukiyo started

ByUBookworm

Despite the popularization of online shopping, the needs for sales at shops are still high, such as the clothes you'd like to try on and the books and miscellaneous goods you want immediately. Started today "Google Local Shopping"Is a powerful service that combines the merits of real store sales and net shopping.

If you want to know if there are inventory of goods you want in the actual store, you had to make inquiries on the phone or around the store, but with this service you can "Google Shopping"The actual store inventory is examined on the search screen, and the nearest store where the product is located is also displayed on Google map.

Google Japan Blog: Search products in stores in Google Shopping

For example, within "Google Shopping"LED light bulb"When you search, the stock status of" nearby stores "is displayed in the rightmost column.


In the product page, you can list information such as the map of the surroundings and the stocks and prices of nearby stores and opening hours. When you click "nearby store", location information is provided in "Google map". Of course you can also check the route to the store.


If there is no product information page in "Google Shopping", if you click "nearby store" the result of local shopping will be displayed directly on the search result page. this is"Stainless steel warm water bottle"And clicking on the item of MUJI goods displayed at the top.


"Google Local Shopping" is also compatible with access from Android phone and iPhone and can be used from "Google Shopping" like PC. It seems to be useful when you have something you want to rush quickly on the road, when you remember life goods that you had suffocated.

As for the company that receives information at the service start stage, although the question that "It is meaningless if it is a shop that you do not usually use" appears even if you can make goods inventory status good, We have listed a lineup of major retailers like. Furthermore, in a few daysLawson stores will be searchable as wellabout it.

LAWSON HMV ENTERTAINMENT
Tokyu Hands Co., Ltd.
Nishitetsu Corporation
Hankyu Retail Co., Ltd. (Book First)
Matsumotokiyoshi Corporation
Yodobashi Corporation Camera
Ryosan Co., Ltd. (MUJI)

Note that this function gradually develops over the next few days. There seems to be some areas that can already be used, so it may be good to try it for the moment.