GoKawiilGoogle rolls out Universal Cart shopping tool to US users
Google has launched Universal Cart, a feature first shown at Google I/O in May, for US users. It lets shoppers save products found through Search or the Gemini app into one cart across multiple retailers, with alerts for price drops and restocks, and payment suggestions based on card perks and promo codes. Checkout runs through Google's Universal Commerce Protocol, an open standard it introduced earlier this year for linking AI agents with retailers.
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The launch extends Google's push into AI-assisted shopping alongside existing tools like AI Mode's product discovery and the Let Google Call agent, suggesting the company wants to position itself as a central hub for online purchasing decisions. It also reflects a broader industry trend, as Amazon, OpenAI and others race to build agentic commerce features that could reshape how consumers search for and buy products online.
- Universal Cart is now live for US users after a May preview at Google I/O.
- It aggregates items from multiple retailers and tracks price drops and restocks.
- Checkout relies on Google's Universal Commerce Protocol, an open standard for AI-agent-driven shopping.
Source: techcrunch.com — Lauren Forristal, 2026-10-15
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