Amazon is expanding access to a program called\u00a0Shop Direct<\/a> that lets U.S. customers discover and buy products\u00a0not sold in its own online store. <\/p>\n The retail giant on Wednesday said it will now support third-party product feeds, which merchants use to provide information about their inventory, pricing, and catalog to other partners. With this information, Amazon can direct shoppers to a merchant\u2019s website via its search results or its AI shopping assistant, Rufus, and even let customers use AI to make a purchase.<\/p>\n The company has added support<\/a> for third-party product feeds from Feedonomics, Salsify, and CEDCommerce, which provide Amazon access to merchants\u2019 inventory and product information in real time. More feed providers will be supported in time, and an Amazon merchant portal with a merchant-direct feed is said to be coming soon.<\/p>\n In February 2025<\/a>, Amazon began beta testing a new shopping feature that would link to a retailer\u2019s website when its own search results didn\u2019t include the product the customer was seeking. Customers would see the product information on Amazon, but could click through to the retailer\u2019s site to learn more, check pricing, and view delivery options. Customers would be notified that they were leaving Amazon\u2019s website so they wouldn\u2019t be confused into thinking they were buying from the company itself.<\/p>\n The program was being offered to a range of brands and wasn\u2019t limited to partners using Buy with Prime \u2014 a way to offer checkout using a customer\u2019s saved payment information on Amazon.<\/p>\n While the move to be included on Amazon could certainly boost a brand\u2019s exposure and potential sales, it could also give Amazon insights into which brands, products and price points are most appealing to customers. The company could use this information to improve its own business by providing data on competing products, tracking trends, identifying potential Buy with Prime partners and more. <\/p>\n It could also help Amazon solidify itself as the starting point for product search.<\/p>\n The company says it now supports Buy for Me<\/a>, which has Amazon use an AI agent to complete purchases, on third-party merchant sites as well.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shop-direct-2026-2026-03-11-at-10.12.42-AM.jpg?w=388\")