ShopLocal Powering Froogle Local Shopping

by Brian Smith, on November 22nd, 2005

ShopLocal providing local shopping content to Froogle

Sorry for not picking up on this sooner. Yes, ShopLocal is providing the [see below - ChannelIntelligence and StepUp are also contributing] local content for Froogle’s new Local Shopping service. Anyone who has clicked through on a listing can see this. However, ShopLocal isn’t providing local inventory information as Channel Intelligence is doing for CNET Shopper.

I think the local inventory information is the future, but the Froogle/ShopLocal content is an extremely important step forward. Check out the search for a dvd player in Chicago:

Froogle Local Shopping powered by ShopLocal

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Search Engine Journal » ShopLocal Powers Google Froogle Local Shopping said

[...] r Froogle Local, a new way to search for local merchants who carry specific products? Well Brain points out that Froogle Local’s content is powered by ShopLocal, the local sh [...]

November 29th, 2005 at 5:20 am |

Frank said

Currently there are 3 major suppliers. ShopLocal supplies local shopping data primarily for sale items (via digitized circular ads). StepUp Commerce supplies Froogle with over 10 million location-specific products that include full inventory from retailers like CompUSA. Channel Intelligence is also suppling data.

November 29th, 2005 at 10:21 am |

ComparisonEngines.com » Blog Archive » Froogle Spam said

[...] was the first to report on the changes to the site back in October, and I was the first to talk with ShopLocal to confirm that they were working with Froogle on Froogle Local. Expect no less goin [...]

December 4th, 2005 at 10:52 pm |

ComparisonEngines.com » Blog Archive » Froogle Local Follies said

[...] oogle Posts: Comparison Shopping – Important Holiday Season Happenings – November 26, 2005 ShopLocal (and others) Powering Froogle Local Shopping – November 22, 2005 Froogle Updates Site – Startin [...]

December 5th, 2005 at 1:09 am |

David McLanaghan said

Are there any shopping engines that allow listings without subscribing to a PPC program?

March 5th, 2010 at 10:50 am |