Google launches Universal Cart for US shoppers

Google opened Universal Cart in the US so Gemini and Search shoppers can save multi-retailer items and track prices.

Google is launching Universal Cart in the United States after previewing it at Google I/O in May, with availability in the Gemini app and Google Search. The Verge specifically places it in Search AI Mode. The cart saves products from multiple retailers, sends price-drop and restock alerts, and can surface promotional codes and credit-card perks. The sources disagree on checkout: The Verge says shoppers can pay with Google Wallet, which can compare saved card perks, or move items into a merchant checkout, while TechCrunch ties checkout to Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol. The Verge also reports that Google has not set a timeline for planned Gmail and YouTube integration. OpenAI and others are expanding agentic shopping—The Verge names Meta and Shopify, while TechCrunch names Amazon—and TechCrunch notes Google already offers AI Mode product discovery and a store-calling agent.

• Google is rolling out Universal Cart to U.S. users after previewing it at Google I/O in May.
• It is available in the Gemini app and Google Search; The Verge specifies Google Search AI Mode.
• The cart stores products from multiple retailers and can alert shoppers to price drops and restocks.
• It can surface promotional codes and factor in credit-card perks; The Verge says Google Wallet can compare saved card perks.
• Sources disagree on checkout: The Verge says Google Wallet or a merchant’s own cart, while TechCrunch says Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol.
• The Verge says Google has set no timeline for planned Gmail and YouTube integration.
• TechCrunch says Google already offers AI Mode product discovery and a store-calling agent; competitors cited include OpenAI, Meta, Shopify, and Amazon.