Google Shopping Express, which the company refers to as an “experiment,” is currently only open to a limited number of people in the San Francisco Bay Area. Major participating chains include Target, Walgreens, Staples, American Eagle and Toys ‘R’ Us, as well as local businesses such as San Francisco’s Blue Bottle Coffee, Palo Alto Toy & Sport and Raley’s Nob Hill Foods.

The program could eventually become a larger service. “The pilot will expand as we work out the kinks,” Google Shopping Express product management director Tom Fallows said in a blog post.

Mar 28

Calling all SF Bay Area residents: help test our new local, same-day delivery service

We all rely on the web to turn our intentions into actions quickly and easily. From planning a spring break or a trip to the movies to finding the perfect gift for someone we love, the world is increasingly at our fingertips. And over the last few years, we've worked hard to bring the speed of the web to the real world. With Google Play, for example, you can now buy or rent books, movies and TV shows in seconds. Today we're starting a new experiment, Google Shopping Express. It's a local delivery service that we hope will make it possible for you to get the items you order online the same day, and at a low cost. It's incredibly early days and so the service is only available to a small number of people in the Bay Area. As a tester, you will be able to shop online, in a single place, from retailers such as Target, Walgreens, Staples, American Eagle and Toys“R”Us/Babies“R”Us -- along with locally distinct shops such as San Francisco’s Blue Bottle Coffee, and the Bay Area’s Palo Alto Toy & Sport and Raley’s Nob Hill Foods, and get your items delivered that same day. So hopefully, no more trips across town for simple errands.

If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area (in the city of San Francisco, and the Peninsula from San Mateo to San Jose) and would like to help test this new initiative, please sign up here. We’re still working out our long-term pricing plan but early testers will get six months of free, unlimited same-day delivery. The pilot will expand as we work out the kinks, so please stay tuned.Posted by Tom Fallows, Product Management Director, Google Shopping Express

I live there! I wish there was something I wanted to buy so I could try it.

Isn't there something you're *compelled* to buy?

http://www.target.com/p/game-of-thrones-the-complete-first-season-5-discs-blu-ray-widescreen/-/A-13990377

Don't need it because I just watched the 9-minute recap of seasons 1 and 2!

http://pandawhale.com/post/18488/game-of-thrones-in-9-minutes-video-recap-of-seasons-1-and-2