Shoppers who are browsing Facebook news-feed pages and see Shopify page posts or promoted-post ads, and like what they see, could purchase from the retailer directly through Facebook, according to a Shopify blog announcement. This eliminates the usual step of having to leave the social media site, go to the retailer’s site, and complete the purchase there.
Facebook users can efficiently go through a checkout process directly in
Not only would this be more convenient for Facebook users who want to stay on the social media site, but it also takes away a headache for
Up until now, Facebook had only experimented with its buy buttons with selected merchants. This Shopify rollout represents its biggest buy-button test yet.
It’s clear to see what Facebook’s tactic involving ecommerce is all about. It’s part of a larger strategy to eventually take in the entire Internet. When you look at other Facebook tools like its in-line video player, Messenger games and apps, and Instant Articles, you see that
In the past, the company’s experiments with ecommerce didn’t fare so well. Its Gifts Store test shut down last year, after lasting just two, short years. After that, it attempted to auto-fill your payment details as you checked out using third-party mobile apps.
With Shopify, its third strategy is revealed: Getting outside retailers to sell right on Facebook. We’ll see if this experiment turns out better.
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