The invention discloses a method and a device for finding the location of a goods based on an electronic shopping cart. The method comprises steps: a user can build a using relationship with the electronic shopping cart; through sending a goods finding instruction to the electronic shopping cart, the electronic shopping cart broadcasts a goods finding request to all indoor antennas prepositioned in a shopping area; according to a received goods finding response, the spatial position of the target goods in the shopping area is recognized; and according to the spatial position, a three-dimensional space model of the shopping area and the current position of the electronic shopping cart in the shopping area, a moving instruction is generated, and thus, the electronic shopping cart moves to the spatial position corresponding to the target goods according to the moving instruction. When the embodiment of the invention is executed, the accurate position of the target goods can be automatically acquired through the electronic shopping cart, the goods position finding time is reduced, and the goods position finding efficiency is improved.