Justification type

In-stock justification

Example: “In stock: iPhone 17 Pro”

Google surfaces that a queried product is in stock at the location — uses the Pointy or merchant inventory feed.

Trigger

Merchant feed (Pointy, Local Inventory Ads, or Merchant Center with local inventory) marks the queried product as available at that branch.

How to earn it

  1. Integrate a local inventory feed.
  2. For independent retailers, install Pointy and keep the catalogue live.
  3. Ensure product names match common search vernacular, not just SKU codes.

Common for

Retail, Grocery, Hardware stores

Other justification types

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