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OCTOBER 22, 2020

As the pandemic continues to move shopping online, Google is adding new tools to make its Shopping tab more competitive and robust so users will know they’re getting the best deals. Integration with Google Lens will help buyers find products similar to what they have or like something they found online. Verified U.S.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Although multiple firms met with the company to talk about an acquisition, it was only Google and a mystery firm that ultimately came through with serious bids, CNBC reported. The Google/Fitbit deal was announced on Nov. 1, when Alphabet, Google’s parent, noted it would buy the company for roughly $2.1 Google offered $7.05

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MAY 11, 2020

Google searches for the term “in-stock” surged over 70 percent worldwide March 28 to April 4 as people looked for available merchandise they could pick up from local retailers. The curbside pickup badge for local inventory ads is currently in beta but Google advertisers can participate if they qualify. . and the U.S.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Google Cloud and Finland’s Nokia are teaming up to develop cloud-native 5G solutions for communications service providers and enterprise customers, the companies announced in a Thursday (Jan. 14) press release.

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MAY 20, 2020

The Pan-African Ecobank Group aims to help African small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to adapt to the new, always-shifting digital landscape, according to CNBC , and they’re working with Google on ways to do that. It is therefore a natural step for us to work with Google to help improve the capabilities of our SME customers.

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MARCH 21, 2019

Very soon, eBay shoppers will be able to choose Google Pay as their payment method when checking out. eBay says it expects to manage the majority of payments on its platform by 2021. eBay says it expects to manage the majority of payments on its platform by 2021. The rollout officially starts in April.

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

Amazon is getting a leg up over Google when it comes to advertising, with CNBC reporting that some advertisers are moving more than half of their budget earmarked for Google to the eCommerce giant. That, according to CNBC, represents 86 percent of all of Google’s revenue. billion in revenue. billion in revenue.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

It soon will be time for eBay 's payments management system to learn to say "merci," "grazie" and "gracias.". The San Jose, California-based online retail giant said in a news release on Wednesday (Sept. 9) that in the first quarter of 2021, it will begin offering payments management in France, Italy and Spain.

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JUNE 16, 2020

Carrefour Group , one of the world’s biggest supermarket chains, and Google are launching a voice-activated grocery shopping service in France. Carrefour and Google said Tuesday (June 16) their latest innovation is part of the French retailer’s ambition to accelerate its expansion into food eCommerce. . billion euros ($4.7

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

Google has released Google Shopping in India to aid customers with a streamlined online shopping experience. According to a report , Google Shopping will allow customers to sift through offers and review costs between multiple merchants. First, there’s the “Shopping” tab, which Indian users will see when they use Google Search.

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APRIL 2, 2019

In a blog post, Tom Ward, senior vice president of digital operations at Walmart, said the retailer is building platforms with partners including Google to help customers shop via voice. Starting in April customers can say “Hey Google, talk to Walmart” and the Google Assistant will add items directly to their Walmart Grocery cart.

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OCTOBER 17, 2018

Google has announced new Shopping Actions partnerships with Nike , Best Buy and Sephora that allow shoppers to search and shop for tens of thousands of products, just in time for the holidays. The retailers join hundreds of other merchants already in the program, a sevenfold increase since it was launched.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

H&M Home and Google have announced a holiday partnership, according to reports. The apparel, home design and decoration company has created a gift guide for the holiday season with Google, using Google Assistant voice technology.

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MAY 24, 2019

Google has recently upped its game in the food service area of retail, further proof that innovation is heating up when it comes to restaurants – and another signal of how the connected vehicle ecosystem is developing. For restaurants supporting the feature, the orders are completed via Google and Google Pay.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Minna co-founders and CEO Joakim Sjöblom and Chief Operating Officer Jonas Karles told PYMNTS that getting a better handle on subscription spend can be done through retail banking channels, boosting financial institutions’ own revenue streams. Subscription management is part of that. Embracing The Subscription .

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OCTOBER 23, 2017

To that end, Google said Monday that online checkout is going to get a bit speedier. The concept, rather simply, is: Google as mobile wallet. Users transact using credentials linked to their Google accounts spanning Gmail, Google Play, YouTube and Chrome.

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APRIL 10, 2018

Google expands the market for its voice-activated smart speakers by rolling out its Google Home devices in India. According to news from BGR , the Google Assistant-powered Google Home will sell for 9,999 rupees, while the Home Mini will go for 4,499 rupees. It has increasingly become popular in India … We have 4.5

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

And in many places, for the first time, our retailers are open to it. version embodied by the Apple and Google Pays of the world. And the answer is, “Yes, a bar code can give you a way to do that — and in a form that retailers already understand how to accept.”. They're seeing this as an opportunity to change and shift.”.

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

Google, in an unusual move, has invested in Japanese AI and machine learning company ABEJA during a follow-on funding round, according to a report. They also offer a product specifically for retail stores that focuses on customer- and retail-oriented data. The deal is a strategic one, according to ABEJA.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is among the backers of a new $111 million European early-stage venture capital fund, according to CNBC. This new fund, the second under Firstminute's umbrella, will bring the total assets under management to $211 million, building upon the $100 million fund it launched with several years ago.

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JUNE 12, 2018

French retailer Carrefour has announced a strategic partnership with Google that will enable new distribution models and commerce experiences for shoppers in France. This alliance makes Carrefour the first partner of Google on grocery eCommerce in Europe, creating a strong bond between the two companies.

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APRIL 22, 2019

Google is overhauling Lens , its image search technology, reportedly adding so-called filters to the technology. According to a report in 9To5Google , the publication was able to decompile the latest version of Google Lens uploaded to the PlayStore, showing lines of code that hint at what is to come.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

For retailers, the fourth quarter of 2020 is likely to see a media blitz that will make other years pale in comparison. Unspent budget from big box retailers will be let loose as early as Oct. There are many critical aspects to SMB retail media strategy but two stand out this year: when to advertise and where to advertise.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

After being a usage leader in India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), Paytm experienced a sharp decline in transactions in July, while Google Pay and PhonePe have seen usage skyrocket, sources told the Economic Times on Thursday (Aug. Apple Pay is also considering a move into India.

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MAY 13, 2019

The Commerce Cloud is a fully managed cloud-based version of the Magento platform that is fully integrated with benchmark Adobe tools like analytics, marketing and advertising. On Amazon , merchants can automatically manage their inventory directly from the Magento platform.

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

Coverage includes France’s Natixis Payments bringing Apple Pay to users of Apetiz at restaurants and retailers. In addition, UniCredit customers in Italy can now use the Google Pay digital wallet, and cybercriminals are reportedly using malware to encrypt files and asking for a ransom to be paid through WeChat Pay.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

Going forward, Etsy marketplace sellers will be able to run Google Shopping campaigns , care of a new advertising dashboard the handcrafted marketplace is rolling out. To launch a Google Shopping campaign, users need log into the Etsy dashboard, set a daily ad budget and a target country. Ease of use is crucial.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

Voice commerce may grab more headlines due to the presence of Google, Apple and Amazon, but conversational commerce – its younger cousin – is finding its own way as the information superhighway to a purchase. “We The retailer attributes much of its success to highly personalized, targeted mobile messages using push notifications.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

A representative for the eCommerce retailer told Reuters that the company calls for an international approach in lieu of taxes levied by different nations. Google Raises Specter of Making Search Inaccessible in Australia. Google Raises Specter of Making Search Inaccessible in Australia.

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APRIL 10, 2019

From CVS to T-Mobile , retailers and technology providers are catering to the trend of contactless payment acceptance with new solutions and methods of handling cards from customers. While the pharmacy retailer had slowly brought the functionality to its brick-and-mortar stores, the rollout was subsequently publicized.

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

Google is reportedly considering combining Nest Labs, its home automation unit, with its hardware team, reported The Wall Street Journal. The paper noted that if Nest and its 1,000 workers became part of Google, it would mean Alphabet is pulling back from its strategy to keep the core Google internet business separate from other units.

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JUNE 22, 2018

Google has made talking to Google Assistant easier with the launch of Continued Conversation. We’re taking another step forward in making your interactions with the Google Assistant more natural with Continued Conversation.”. The feature became available on Thursday (June 21) on Google Home, Google Home Mini and Google Home Max.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

Just in time for the upcoming holiday shopping season, Google is launching new shopping features and reporting capabilities for local merchants. According to news from Search Engine Land , retailers with brick-and-mortar locations will have more ways to drive and measure store visits from Google properties.

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JANUARY 16, 2019

For many in tech Google Glass is a cautionary tale about the dangers of hype. That, however, is not quite how things shook out for Google Glass. Instead of reaching the masses, Google Glass was quietly abandoned by Google and consigned to the Museum of Failure. Will Focals succeed where Google Glass failed?

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NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Millions of people — billions of times per day — rely on Google to answer questions on-demand. Citing the changes from last year from Google’s suite of app promotion tools and studies focused on cross-device conversions, Phan said, “there’s so much more to come,” and it starts with AdWords innovation.

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

They weren’t Google phones exactly, but they were at least Google-adjacent smartphones. While Google became the vague banner under which all Android/“not-Apple” phones could be loosely grouped, a negation of an ecosystem does not itself an ecosystem make. Yes, Google comes close but not in the way that Apple owns the iPhone.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

A massive malware campaign infiltrated Google Play last week, sending fraudulent text messages and charging up to 21 million people for fake services. It used a “packing” technique to compress code with encryption to evade Google’s security filters. Google agreed in Dec. Google agreed in Dec. ExpensiveWall. Take My Money.

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