Tango is making its foray into mobile commerce by partnering up on a new shopping feature with retail behemoth Walmart and e-commerce giant Alibaba.With Tuesday's launch of Tango Shop, Tango said its 300 million users will now be able to browse and make purchases from Walmart.com and Alibaba's Ali-express through the messaging app.
They also can create and share personalized catalogs with others. They also can create and share personalized catalogs with others. Noting that about 50 percent of all e-commerce is now being done through mobile devices, Tango's partnership with big-name retailers is timely. "The mobile shoppers are there and we want to get as many diverse products in front of our customers as fast as we can," Chi-Chao Chang, vice president of Tango Labs. "It's important for us to enter the mobile commerce space with credible partners."
