Google offers new features to local search ads

Reuters

Published May 24, 2016 12:06PM ET

Google offers new features to local search ads

(Reuters) - Google Maps will soon carry promotional offers from nearby businesses along with ads and allow users to browse product inventories and menus.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Inc's Google said on Tuesday it would introduce the new ad features on both Google Maps and Google.com.

Google Maps already allows businesses to advertise store locations based on search keywords. The new feature will show ads automatically to users along their driving route.