With Stories quickly gaining steam, Instagram is dialing up its efforts to get both brands and consumers to spend more time on the format.
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Instagram CEO co-founder Kevin Systrom.
And hopefully spend more time buying things.
Specifically, Instagram is making shopping easier on the platform by letting people discover and learn more about products featured on branded Stories.
People can already buy things through Instagram's main feed. Now brands can add stickers with a shopping bag icon to their Stories, which users can tap to see more details about a product.
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Click here to read more about what Instagram’s new shopping capabilities mean for brands.
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