Google’s UCP Checkout Brings New Tradeoffs For Retailers

Google's AI Mode checkout aims to reduce friction, but retailers question what it means for brand control, cross-sells, and customer data.

Google: AI Mode Checkout Can’t Raise Prices

Google responds to “personalized upselling” criticism tied to its AI Mode checkout roadmap, saying upselling means premium ...
Retail TouchPoints

Google Launches Direct Checkout in Search, Gemini

It was only a matter of time — following in the footsteps of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot, Google is launching direct checkout on eligible product listings in the AI Mode section of Google ...
The Daily Overview on MSN

Google turns AI into 1-click checkout as Walmart, Kroger, Papa John's pile in

Google is turning artificial intelligence into a new kind of checkout layer, collapsing search, recommendation and payment ...
Skift

Google’s New Tech Lets AI Agents Handle Checkout

Photo Credit: Google introduced Universal Commerce Protocol at NRF on Sunday. UCP is designed to let AI agents handle discovery, checkout, and post-purchase support. Courtesy of Google Google wants AI ...