Google Shopping to Switch to Paid Model in October

Google Shopping is undergoing some changes.

In late May, Google announced that it would be reorganizing its Product Search results, which appear on searches at google.com (under a "Google Shopping" subheader, see screenshot below) and at google.com/shopping, based on paid listings. Previously, search results were entirely organic, unaffected by the amount retailers were spending with the search giant. At present, both free and paid listings appear under Google Shopping results.

Come this fall however, only paid listings will appear in Google Shopping results in the U.S. (and in Europe and Asia next year). Results will still be ranked largely by relevance, "with bidding as an…
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