II was a little startled when I saw an article over at Search Engine Land saying that Google Maps will be rolling out a rather extraordinary feature that you certainly have never thought of. Called “Google Store View”, it’s touted as an extension of the current Google Street View, which allows users to take on 360° panoramic views from a row of positions along the streets of major cities in all over the world. The blog site has received a tip from New York-based nut retailer Oh Nuts, which claimed that Google came to their store to snap photographs of the store interiors, including the products.
Similar to the functionality of Google Street View, Google Store View will allow customers to virtually step in to stores and view the products at the comfort of their home. This is indeed a great timesaver as customers need not to physically walk into stores to check if a specific product is sold there or not. Other than that, I believe people will starting using it because of its fun nature. People are usually curious in finding out what is it like inside a particular store, especially those that they have strolled past but not yet entered them.
