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How Meta Commerce is changing in Europe

Meta has recently made some changes to the Meta Shops experience for stores located in the EU and UK. These changes were previously announced in April, and are now being rolled out across all retailers. 

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How Google's Core Update is affecting Local Product Visibility

About 4 times per year, Google releases what they call ‘Core Updates’, which are broad updates to their search algorithms that determine what results show up for any given search term you enter in Google.

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New - Discover the impact of your local listings in MyShop

We’ve just released new insights that will help you understand the impact of your Google Local Listings! Data on local listings is now available for all NearSt plans, showcasing the value of your online presence. 

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New! NearSt launches integration with Facebook Shops

NearSt has launched a one-click integration that will enable tens of thousands of high street retailers to make in-store products discoverable in Facebook using only their existing inventory system. 

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New: Show your in-store products on your website

Over the last year, many brick and mortar retailers have learned the importance of having an online presence. Whether that’s selling online, or simply deciding to build a website. Whilst having an online presence is important, keeping a product catalogue up to date can be a time consuming task for busy retailers. 

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Free listings of your products across Google Surfaces

NearSt currently displays your in-store inventory in two places across Google: See What’s In Store in your Google My Business listing, and as Local Inventory Ads in Google Search. A reminder of what they look like here.

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Staying in contact with your customers via WhatsApp

While people are self-isolating many shops are making changes to keep running business ‘as usual’. It’s a rapidly changing situation for shops and communication with your customers plays an important role.