Google has a newish section named "Related categories nearby" that shows you various categories of products, when you click on the categories, it then shows you local stores nearby that sell it and other products in the shopping results.
This is what it looks like:
Khushal Bherwani spotted this and posted about it on X, he shared these screenshots:
🆕 Just noticed the section called Related categories near by .
— Khushal Bherwani (@b4k_khushal) January 24, 2024
I clicked on computer and takes me to shop computers near me google search . pic.twitter.com/N9w0Qdg34q
Also spotted earlier by:
Google tests "Related categories nearby". Here is searched apple and showing related categories like computers, tablets, accessories.
— Shameem Adhikarath (@shemiadhikarath) January 2, 2024
cc: @rustybrick pic.twitter.com/i4wqG6OJAk
In 2017 we saw a local feature for nearby places, but this is a tad different.
Forum discussion at X.