The company's chief business officer, Omid Kordestani, said he wanted to reduce "friction" for users so they buy more things online. Google faces significant competition from Amazon, where many people now begin their search to buy products. Revenue earner "There's going to be a buy button. It's going to be imminent," said Mr Kordestani on stage at the Code Conference in California on Wednesday. The change would make it easier for shoppers to buy products featured in its shopping ads that appear alongside search results. Mr Kordestani also noted that about nine out of 10 purchases are still made offline. He added that the number of location-based searches to help users find something close to them had doubled in the past year.

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