Google Maps will show price ranges, based on user contributions, for restaurants in the US, Google announced on Tuesday. The company also announced the expansion of Pickup with Google Maps as well as Area Busyness (directly busy trends for neighborhoods) and the expansion of the indoor catalog to include all airports, shopping malls, and airports. trade and transit stations globally for its Maps mobile app.
Why do we care. Showing price ranges at a glance offers a feature Yelp users are already familiar with, which will help Google compete as a local review and discovery platform. Restaurant owners can use this information to gauge how their customers feel about their (and competitors') prices, but there's not much they can do about the ranges listed in their listings. as they are based on user contributions.
While Pickup with Google Maps has grown significantly since its launch, it is not yet available to the vast majority of businesses. “People using Google Maps pickup typically wait less than five minutes to buy their groceries,” Google said in the announcement, but that number is likely to change as the feature continues to roll out. eye.
Price range in restaurant listing. Earlier this year, Google added more fields to its reviews, Allows users to add price ranges , meals and dining options. It's now clear that Google is using that price range data to add more information to the business profile. Price ranges are shown in $10 increments and number of users Reported prices are also listed.
Get by Google Maps now has more than 2,000 store locations. Also launched earlier this year as a pilot program, Pick up goods with Google Maps now includes more Kroger Family stores, such as Kroger, Fry's, Ralphs and Marianos. In total, the program now has more than 2,000 hosting locations in more than 30 states.
Google Maps Pickup allows customers to enter order details into Google Maps to facilitate the receiving process. Google will then notify the customer when it's time to leave to pick up their order and share the time of arrival in the store.
Introducing Area Business. Similar to live busyness trends that have been around for years, Area Busy is a graph that shows how busy an area is at different times of the day. This feature will roll out globally before the holiday season.
Indoor folders go global. Google has also expanded the Directory tab of Maps to include all airports, malls, and transit stations worldwide, as available. Within each category, users can also see a list of relevant businesses and related information, such as its rating, which floors it has, and whether it's open.
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