According to the most recent data available in our Yext Data Hub, retail as a whole has increased 4x in both Google Maps Impressions and Google Search Impressions since 2019. That's a significant increase — and, as such, we wanted to dig deeper into these insights and share some relevant takeaways for our retail audience.
To start: it's important to note that this growth trend is certainly correlated with Google's growth as a company, but it is also indicative of shoppers' increasing willingness to use a search engine during their purchasing journey. (Additionally, the sample of Yext clients used – 155k locations across 11k businesses that have been partnering with Yext for the duration – may have also experienced a positive performance trajectory that is not typical of every retail business.)