Merchant hosted local storefront (basic) setup errors

This page explains various reasons why merchant hosted local storefront (basic) setups are rejected by Google and what steps can be taken to resolve the issues.

Missing store selector: Ensure that your product pages allow users to check store availability

Your product landing pages don’t provide users the option to check a product’s availability at different store locations. Follow the steps below:

Step 1: Add a store selector to your product landing pages

1. If your product landing pages don’t provide a store selector, you will need to add that to your website pages.

Step 2: Resubmit your example product landing page

1. Sign in to your Merchant Center account.
2. Click the tools icon and then select Local inventory ads setup under “Tools.”
3. Select your country and the merchant hosted local storefront (basic) setup.
4. Resubmit your example product landing page URL in the text box.
5. Click Save.
6. Google will conduct another eligibility review of your website.

Missing price on landing page: Add your product’s omnichannel price to your product landing page

Your example product landing page doesn’t contain an omnichannel price for your product. Add the price of your products to your product landing pages. Follow the steps below:

Step 1: Add the product price to your product landing pages

1. If your product landing pages don’t provide an omnichannel price, you will need to add that to your website pages.

Step 2: Resubmit your example product landing page

1. Sign in to your Merchant Center account.
2. Click the tools icon and then select Local inventory ads setup under “Tools.”
3. Select your country and the merchant hosted local storefront (basic) setup.
4. Resubmit your example product landing page URL in the text box.
5. Click Save.
6. Google will conduct another eligibility review of your website.

Missing availability on landing page: Add your product’s store-specific availability to your product landing page

Your example product landing page does not contain store-specific availability for your product. Add store-specific availability to your product pages. Follow the steps below:

Note: Online purchase availability is not equivalent to store level availability. You must display your store’s local availability as prominently as the option to Buy online.

Step 1: Add product’s store-specific availability to your product landing pages

1. If your product landing pages don’t provide store-specific availability, you will need to add that to your website pages.

Step 2: Resubmit your example product landing page

1. Sign in to your Merchant Center account.
2. Click the tools icon and then select Local inventory ads setup under “Tools.”
3. Select your country and the merchant hosted local storefront (basic) setup.
4. Resubmit your example product landing page URL in the text box.
5. Click Save.
6. Google will conduct another eligibility review of your website.

Related Links

• Local inventory onboarding guide
• Merchant hosted local storefront (basic)
• Local inventory ads overview