In addition to the steps VersaFeed must take (previous article), merchants must also undertake action to integrate with Buy on Google. Merchants will need to: Receive new orders from Buy on Google listingsConfirm back to Google once an order has been shippedProcess the so-called "unhappy" path (returns and cancellations)There are three primary ways for clients to accomplish these tasks: 1 Utilize Google Merchant Center (GMC) to manually manage the entire process.GMC enables customer ...

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VersaFeed supports Buy on Google in several ways. VersaFeed will optimize and tune your product feed -- taking your standard Google Merchant Center feed and getting it ready for Buy on Google listings. The product feed is the primary method of sending product information to Google and is therefore critical to a successful Buy on Google rollout. VersaFeed does the following to prepare a merchant for Buy on Google:1Begin to increase the frequency of product ...

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Buy on Google (formerly "Google Shopping Actions" and "Google Express") is generally considered Google's platform to compete with Amazon. It's a marketplace system where customers find products, checkout, and pay on Google.com--never visiting the merchant’s website directly. Consumers can find products on Google web properties (most notably search) as well as Google Assistant (using their voice on an Android phone or Google Home speaker). There are hints that Google will also ...

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Google Local Inventory Ads ("LIA") show ads on Google to potential customers who may be interested in purchasing items from nearby physical store locations. If your retail business does significant in-store transactions and/or has many brick and mortar locations, LIA could be used to drive increased foot traffic to stores and a very important revenue stream. LIA has existed since 2014 and has grown significantly since then. Google continues to add features to LIA ...

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