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Global-first product experience enables customers browse the JioMart catalog, add products to cart and make purchases within WhatsApp.
India: Meta and Jio Platforms announced the launch of the first-ever end-to-end shopping experience on WhatsApp. Consumers can shop from JioMart right within their WhatsApp chat. JioMart on WhatsApp will enable users in India to seamlessly browse through JioMart’s entire grocery catalog, add items to cart, and make payment to complete purchases – without leaving WhatsApp chat.
Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO, Meta, said in a Facebook post, "Excited to launch our partnership with JioMart in India. This is our first-ever end-to-end shopping experience on WhatsApp -- people can now buy groceries from JioMart right in a chat. Business messaging is an area with real momentum and chat-based experiences like this will be the go-to way people and businesses communicate in the years to come."
Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries, said, “Our vision is to propel India as the world’s leading digital society. When Jio platforms and Meta announced our partnership in 2020, Mark and I shared a vision of bringing more people and businesses online and creating truly innovative solutions that will add convenience to the daily lives of every Indian. One example of an innovative customer experience that we are proud of developing is the first-ever end-to-end shopping experience with JioMart on WhatsApp. The JioMart on WhatsApp experience furthers our commitment of enabling a simple and convenient way of online shopping to millions of Indians.”
As part of a strategic partnership between Meta and Jio Platforms, the launch will accelerate India’s digital transformation by providing people and businesses of all sizes opportunities to connect in new ways and fuel economic growth in the country. The JioMart on WhatsApp experience will revolutionize the way millions of businesses across the country connect with their consumers while bringing unparalleled simplicity and convenience to people’s shopping experience.