Google tests buying from Walmart-owned Flipkart through Gemini and AI Mode in India
The limited test covers select products and users, with a broader rollout planned for later in October.
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Google is testing a feature that lets shoppers in India purchase products directly from a Walmart-owned e-commerce retailer through Google's AI services, rather than being directed to the retailer's website. The test shows a "Buy" button on select product listings in Google's AI interface that takes users to a checkout flow without leaving the AI service. This matters because Google and rival companies are expanding their AI offerings beyond product recommendations to handle actual transactions, and the test is planned to expand more broadly before the country's major festive shopping season. The test appears limited to certain users and products, while competing retailers' listings in the same AI interface do not yet offer direct purchase options.
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