TL;DR: AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews now recommend stores directly, often before a shopper ever opens Google. They pick brands based on outside mentions (reviews and Reddit matter a lot), clear and structured product data, whether AI can crawl your site, and fresh, readable content. AI search optimization is how you […] The post AI Search Is Here: How ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Pick Which Stores to Mention appeared first on Pixc .