Google Cloud Retail Search to Address $300 Billion E-Commerce Search Abandonment 18 hours ago Google is trying to help the e-commerce industry address a $300 billion abandonment issue with Google Cloud Retail Search. According to Inc. search abandonment — where a user searches for a product but doesn’t click through to the results — costs the e-commerce industry a whopping $300 billion a year. Google is working to address that with its new tool, which has been in private preview, but is now available to all. “Search abandonment is a costly industry-wide issue, but for startup found...