Google Increasingly Showing Product Images in Local Packs
Google has been working steadily for at least a decade toward real-time product inventory in local search results.
- Google is showing more Merchant Center product images in the Local Pack across listings. The experience is currently awkward.
- Right now, these Pack results will only appear on mobile for certain brand-level product searches.
- Local shops should connect their POS with Google (e.g., Pointy, Shopify WooCommerce). Those that do will benefit, as Google exposes more local inventory over time.