Facebook takes on Amazon with push into online shopping

Facebook has pushed further into online shopping by letting businesses set up their own storefronts on the social network as well as its family of apps such as Instagram and WhatsApp. Users will be able to browse online catalogues, contact businesses, and in some cases complete transactions within Facebook and Instagram, the company announced on Tuesday. The Facebook Shops service represents an attempt both to use the social network’s vast quantities of user data to recommend products they