The alliance between Barnes & Noble and Google will benefit buyers in Manhattan, West Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. Starting on Thursday, local Barnes & Noble stores will offer same-day online shopping delivery using Google Shopping Express. Using the one-year old Google Shopping, users shop online from stores including Costco, Walgreens, Staples and Target to get deliveries within hours. Let’s see how Google Express Service works. Google uses various courier services, which get hold of products from local stores as per orders. The courier guys sort and bundle the orders to deliver them within three- to four-hours. Google offers free delivery to its subscribers. For non-members, it costs $4.99 per delivery, per store. Offering free membership for the first six months, the subscription fee of the service has not been announced by Google as yet. The internet search giant plans to expand its delivery service to Brooklyn and Queens as well.
