This is the page from the shopper's side, so you know what to expect when you test it.
Finding stores
- Near me asks the browser for the shopper's location, then sorts every store by distance and recentres the map. If they say no, or the browser cannot get a fix, the search box is focused with "Enter a postcode or city to find stores near you" — no error, no nagging.
- Search — a postcode or city, then Search — does the same without needing location access. The place is looked up in your shop's country.
- Results are distance-sorted, in miles for stores in the United States and kilometres everywhere else.
- If the nearest store is more than about 80 km (50 miles) from the place searched, the shopper sees "No stores within range" rather than a far-off list.
The results
Each store is a card below the map: name, address, distance, phone and hours as you typed them, and two buttons:
- Get directions opens the route in Google Maps, in a new tab, from wherever the shopper is.
- View on Google opens the store's Google listing. It appears only when you have saved a link for that location — see Google Maps links and listings.
Clicking a pin highlights its card; clicking a card highlights its pin. Pins that overlap at low zoom are grouped into a numbered cluster; clicking the cluster zooms in.
The store-type dropdown
If any of your locations carry tags, a dropdown appears next to the search — All stores plus one entry per tag. It filters the pins and the list. See Tags and the store-type filter.
What shoppers' browsers send
A shopper's location from Near me stays in their browser; Nearmio never receives it. Typed searches are looked up and the place cached, without anything identifying the shopper. See What data Nearmio stores.