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Google Pilots Tracking In-Store Purchases Back To Online Ads

Original: Google Pilots In-Store Retail Attribution From Click To Wallet 10/09/2026

Google is piloting a program that measures in-store retail sales attributed to online ad clicks, connecting a digital click all the way to a shopper's wallet transaction at physical stores. The initiative, reported by MediaPost, would give advertisers clearer visibility into how online campaigns drive offline purchases. Marketers have long struggled to close this gap between digital advertising and real-world sales.

Why now: Advertisers are keenly interested in tools that finally link online ad spend to in-store purchases, a long-standing measurement gap.

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