Google appears to have added a “Stores” tab to its Google Shopping experience.
This was spotted by Sachin Patel on X:
Is the ‘Stores’ header in the Shopping tab a new update? @brodieseo @rustybrick @gaganghotra_ pic.twitter.com/poBd8jq8i4
— Sachin Patel (@SachuPatel53124) March 13, 2026
Brodie Clark confirmed that he also had not seen the tab in the past.
Don’t recall coming across that one before
— Brodie Clark (@brodieseo) March 13, 2026
I was able to replicate this myself:
When I clicked on the “More places” button at the bottom of the initial results I was moved over to the Places tab within the main search navigation bar.
The Stores tab is not to be confused with the “Nearby” filter (which is confusing simply because it shows options that are not geographically nearby, such as eBay). The Nearby filter in Google Shopping adds the word “nearby” to the query automatically and produces a new set of results.
This set of results shows a per-product format with various buying options per product when clicked on (when available).
Forum discussion in your own mind.
