Tech · 19 d ago
Google launches its Universal Cart shopping tool in the United States
What the cart does
- Saves items from several retailers
- Alerts on price drops
- Alerts when items are back in stock
- Surfaces promo codes
- Weighs credit card perks at checkout
Universal Cart saves products from several retailers found in Search and the Gemini app, and sends an alert when a saved item's price drops or it is back in stock.
The standard behind checkout
Universal Commerce Protocol
Checkout runs on Google's Universal Commerce Protocol, an open standard introduced this year to help AI agents and retailers work together.
Background
Amazon, OpenAI and other rivals have also added shopping features run by AI agents, as companies look to make chatbots useful beyond answering questions.
