Gemini tried to shop my WooCommerce store. Here's how far it got.

Almin Zolotic — founder of Zologic I didn't set this up as an experiment. I typed a shopping query into Gemini and watched what happened. What followed is the clearest demonstration I've seen of why AI agent readiness matters for WooCommerce merchants right now — and what happens at every stage when it's missing. Act 1: No UCP. Gemini sends your customer to your competitors. I typed: "Gemini, I want to buy Vichy perfume from houseofparfum.nl" Gemini's response had nothing to do with the store. It questioned the site's legitimacy. It said houseofparfum.nl had no established reputation on Trustpilot. It told me Vichy doesn't make perfume. Then it redirected me to Notino, Farmaline, Etos, and DeOnlineDrogist — four competitors — with a comparison table and everything. The customer was gone. This is happening right now to WooCommerce stores across Europe. AI assistants field shopping queries, fail to understand the store, and route customers elsewhere. Not because the store is bad. Because