Google to deliver goods quickly to online shoppers - Indian Express

Internet search leader Google is taking another step beyond information retrieval into grocery delivery. The new service, called Google Shopping Express, will initially provide same-day delivery of food and other products bought online by a small group of consumers in San Francisco and suburbs located south of the city. The company, based in Mountain View, Calif., didn't say how many people will be part of the test. If the pilot program goes well, Google Inc. plans to expand delivery service to other markets."We hope this will help users explore the benefits of a local, same-day delivery service, and help us kick the tires on the new service," Google said in a Thursday statement. The delivery service is part of Google's effort to increase consumer reliance on the Internet, so it will have more opportunities to show online ads, which generate most of its revenue. Google has learned that the more time people spend online, the more likely they are to use its dominant search engine or one of its other popular services, like its YouTube video site or Gmail, that include advertising. The delivery service also could spur merchants to buy more online ads if Google's same-day delivery service encourages consumers to do more of their shopping online. Having to wait days or, in some cases, more than a week for the delivery of online orders ranks among the biggest drawbacks to Internet shopping. It's a problem that Amazon.com Inc. and eBay Inc., which operate the largest e-commerce sites, already have been trying to solve by offering same-day service in some U.S. markets. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, also offers same-day delivery in five markets. ... contd. Tags: Google Shopping Express, online shopper, San Francisc, Mountain View, new service Previous Story Pope Francis washes and kisses women's feet in break with church law Reader's Comments | Post a comment via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFLSurTD0TeW2xqgl2IQYAgJnAJKw&url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/google-to-deliver-goods-quickly-to-online-shoppers/1094804/

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