Google delivery expands to Detroit region

An overnight delivery service for online purchases of clothes, toys, electronics and books and more run by Google is coming to southeastern Michigan today as part of a Midwest expansion, company officials said.

The service, which started in San Francisco in 2013, has been available in Boston, Chicago, New York, San Jose, Washington D.C., Los Angeles. Last month, delivery of non-perishable items became available in parts of western Michigan. This week it expands to the Detroit area including Ann Arbor, company officials said.

Google, the Mountain View-Calif. tech company, says customers with its Express service can shop several stores from a single platform and have items delivered to their doorsteps the next day. If customers join as Google Express members at $95 per year, then deliveries are free. Non-members can get a la carte next day delivery for $4.99 per store.

For retailers who may have offered online delivery services before, Google says that the new benefit is wider exposure for a retailer's brand and products through the online search tool's delivery's service.

The Google Express stores available to Detroit metro residents starting Tuesday are:

Ace

Barnes & Noble

Costco

Fry's Electronics

Kohl's

L'Occitane

Moosejaw

PetSmart

Road Runner Sports

Staples

Toys "R" Us/ Babies "R" Us

Treasure Island Foods

ULTA

The Vitamin Shoppe

Walgreens

Whole Foods

Wrigleyville Sportsnia,

Contact Matthew Dolan: 313-223-4743 or msdolan@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @matthewsdolan.