Google launches Universal Cart in US with multi-retailer checkout and AI price tracking

Multi-vendor basket with payment options

Google made Universal Cart available across the United States on October 15, 2026, enabling users to collect items from different retailers in a single basket within Google Search and the Gemini app, as PYMNTS reported (Google Launches Intelligent Shopping Cart for Search and Gemini App). The tool connects to Google Wallet for payment processing, according to PYMNTS (Google Launches Intelligent Shopping Cart for Search and Gemini App).

Users can finalize purchases through Google Pay or move their complete basket to an individual merchant's checkout system, Cashless reported (Google udostępnił amerykańskim klientom uniwersalny koszyk. Można w nim gromadzić i opłacać zakupy z różnych e-sklepów). The service draws product data from Shopping Graph, a database holding more than 60 billion listings, according to Paul Thurrott (Google Launches Universal Shopping Cart in the US).

Participating vendors include Walmart, Target, and stores operating on Shopify infrastructure, as Thurrott noted (Google Launches Universal Shopping Cart in the US).

AI monitoring and promotional codes

The cart uses Gemini models to watch for price reductions on saved products and alert users when out-of-stock items return to inventory, Unite.AI reported (Google wprowadza Universal Cart w wyszukiwarce i aplikacji Gemini). Suresh Ganapathy from Google announced the US rollout, according to Unite.AI (Google wprowadza Universal Cart w wyszukiwarce i aplikacji Gemini).

PYMNTS stated that the system can apply promotional codes during checkout (Google Launches Intelligent Shopping Cart for Search and Gemini App). Google built the feature on its Universal Commerce Protocol framework, which supports shopping functions across different platforms, as PYMNTS reported (Google Rolls Out AI-Powered Universal Cart Across Search and Gemini in the US).

Planned service expansion

Google intends to bring Universal Cart integration to Gmail and YouTube, according to PYMNTS (Google Rolls Out AI-Powered Universal Cart Across Search and Gemini in the US). The company has not released specific dates or implementation details for these additions (Google Rolls Out AI-Powered Universal Cart Across Search and Gemini in the US).

The firm also plans to launch the service in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom, Delante reported (Google wdraża Universal Cart dla wyszukiwarki i Gemini). No timeline for international availability has been disclosed (Google wdraża Universal Cart dla wyszukiwarki i Gemini).

The US launch represents Google's move to transform its search engine and AI assistant into transaction platforms rather than solely product discovery tools, integrating commerce directly into core services (Google Launches Universal Shopping Cart in the US).

Źródła

• Google Launches Intelligent Shopping Cart for Search and Gemini App
• Google udostępnił amerykańskim klientom uniwersalny koszyk. Można w nim gromadzić i opłacać zakupy z różnych e-sklepów
• Google Launches Universal Shopping Cart in the US
• Google wprowadza Universal Cart w wyszukiwarce i aplikacji Gemini
• Google Rolls Out AI-Powered Universal Cart Across Search and Gemini in the US
• Google wdraża Universal Cart dla wyszukiwarki i Gemini