Facebook Launches Shopping Platform ‘Facebook Shops’ for Small Businesses
- Facebook has announced the launch of a new feature, ‘Facebook Shops’, on its platform as an important tool for small businesses to create online stores on Facebook and Instagram.
- The new service was launched by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on 19 May 2020.
- Facebook Shops will allow businesses to sell their product both on Facebook and Instagram by setting up storefronts on the apps.
- The new initiative will bring more local businesses online and help them to survive amid the coronavirus pandemic, while also creating big new business opportunities for Facebook itself.