Google Cloud launches Product Discovery Solutions for Retail

In an earlier press release, Google Cloud announced, in part, the following: "Google Cloud announced the launch of Product Discovery Solutions for Retail, a suite of solutions built to help retailers around the globe enhance their ecommerce capabilities and deliver highly personalized consumer experiences in the first phase of their shopping journeys. With Google Cloud's Product Discovery Solutions for Retail, retailers can implement seamless search and recommendation capabilities that enhance consumer engagement and improve conversions across retailers' own digital properties. The global retail industry, which has grappled with the shift to online shopping for a decade, is now facing one of its most unpredictable periods to date, as businesses adapt to COVID-19...As the shift to online continues, smarter and more personalized shopping experiences will be even more critical for retailers to rise above their competition," said Carrie Tharp, vice president of retail and consumer at Google Cloud. "Retailers are in dire need of agile operating models powered by cloud infrastructure and technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to meet today's industry demands. We're proud to partner with retailers around the world, and bring forward our Product Discovery offerings to help them succeed. Google Cloud's Product Discovery Solutions for Retail include: Now Generally Available, Recommendations AI enables retailers to deliver highly personalized product recommendations at scale and across all channels...Vision API Product Search allows retailers to adapt to how today's consumers are finding product inspiration and discovery whether that happens from retailer specific websites or on any social media platforms...Google Cloud Search for Retail, available in Private Preview, pulls from Google's deep understanding of user intent and context to provide retailers with high-quality product search functionality that can be embedded into their websites and mobile applications." Reference Link