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Commerce Supports Universal Commerce Protocol, Plans to Offer Buying Directly Across Google’s AI Surfaces
New standard creates a common language for agents and systems across the entire shopping journey from discovery and buying to post-purchase experiencesAUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Commerce (Nasdaq: CMRC), an open, intelligent ecosystem of technology solutions and the parent company of leading ecommerce platform BigCommerce and data feed optimization leader Feedonomics, today announced its endorsement of Google’s new Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP). The new, open-source stan
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