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| WhatsApp adds a shopping cart to make shopping easier |
WhatsApp, the instant messaging service run by Facebook, announced Tuesday that it will launch shopping carts for companies and individuals who use them.
WhatsApp said in a blog post: The directory function informs users of available information and helps companies organize conversations about specific items. As conversations progress, you hope to make buying and selling easier.
With the show being held worldwide on Tuesday, the service said, people could browse the catalog, select multiple products, and send the order as a message to corporate customers.
WhatsApp said, "This will make it easier for the company to track purchase orders, manage customer orders, and close sales."
The user needs to find the item they want and then click on the "Add to Cart" button. After the required item has been placed in the shopping cart, it can be sent as a message to the company.
WhatsApp once said: More than 175 million people around the world send messages to business accounts on WhatsApp every day, and more than 3 million people in India view the business catalog every month.
A WhatsApp spokesperson said: Although all industries are at a difficult early stage in the face of the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic, industries such as education, retail and banking are adapting well to digital change.
Last month, WhatsApp launched a "Store" button, which allows users to access a list of products offered by the company.
With the new WhatsApp button, the company can sell products directly in the app via the Facebook store. This is an online store that was opened by Facebook in May last year and offers a unified experience for purchases via the Facebook app.
Facebook, which has the largest social network in the world with over 2.7 billion monthly active users, is trying to increase its revenue through its services, which has a higher growth rate than its social networks than Instagram sharing photos and videos - services and instant messages. WhatsApp service, the service was purchased for $ 19 billion in 2014 but has not generated the required revenue since then.