Q.How are items sorted when a customer searches items?

With default (Ochanoko) search enabled, the list of search results display recommended items first, followed by other matching items in random order. With Google Search enabled, pages are sorted according to Google's ranking algorithms.

For more information on default (Ochanoko) search versus Google Search, see the following article: What are the differences between the default (Ochanoko) search and Google Search functions?