Google Search Testing New Feature That Highlights Low Prices

As part of its ongoing rivalry with Amazon, Google has begun highlighting low prices in some of its product search results. The company is testing a feature designed to provide users with access to special deals and helpful pricing info. Some searches steer users toward merchants that list products considerably lower than others. “For a recent search for a KitchenAid mixer, for example, Google highlighted that Macy’s $299.99 price was 14 percent lower than average,” notes The Wall Street Journal. “The notations are added to items in so-called Product Listing Ads that typically include pictures.” While merchants bid to include products in these ads, Google adds the price notations independently, free of charge.

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