It's been a process seeing Google merge its commerce apps and giving it all a new coat of paint. Google Express became Google Shopping in April while the accompanying website got redesigned in July. Today, Google is building on its platform with two new tools to help consumers fend for themselves during the holiday season.

New Nearby Results filter

Now, when you're searching for items, you can turn on a new filter called Nearby Results to see if a local shop is stocking something you're looking for and at what price. You can also do some comparing and contrasting between retailers all on a single screen.

Google Shopping's new price tracking feature

If you've spotted something that you want to buy for a cheaper price, you can now also turn on the price tracker. Google Shopping will send you notifications whenever it detects a lower price from its constituent retailers.

Google has previously guaranteed that every order made through its platform would be covered for customer support, returns, and refunds — that guarantee remains in place along with the commitment to match its carbon emission impact from shipping with investments in green energy projects.

The price tracking and local filter features are available on the Google Shopping app from today.

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