{"id":4057,"date":"2022-06-20T03:31:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T03:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=4057"},"modified":"2025-12-30T08:35:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T08:35:47","slug":"meta-opens-store-on-metaverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/meta-opens-store-on-metaverse\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta Opens Store on Metaverse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Meta, formerly Facebook, is set to launch a store allowing Instagram and Messenger users to purchase digital clothing for their avatars.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, announced from Facebook that a virtual store is in the works for the metaverse, featuring products from various brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"801\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Meta-to-Open-Metaverse-Academy-in-France.jpg\" alt=\"Meta Opens Store on Metaverse\" class=\"wp-image-9876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Meta-to-Open-Metaverse-Academy-in-France.jpg 801w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Meta-to-Open-Metaverse-Academy-in-France-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Meta-to-Open-Metaverse-Academy-in-France-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Meta-to-Open-Metaverse-Academy-in-France-150x80.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Zuckerberg expressed the significance of digital products in the metaverse, stating, &#8220;Digital products will be an important way to express yourself in the Metaverse universe and a huge driver of the creative economy.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports, the store is planning to include multiple fashion brands such as Balenciaga, Prada, and Thom Browne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meta Platforms, Inc. Overview \ud83c\udf10<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meta Platforms, Inc.<\/strong> is an American multinational technology conglomerate based in Menlo Park, California. It is considered one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Founder &amp; CEO:<\/strong> Mark Zuckerberg.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Former Name:<\/strong> The company was originally known as <strong>Facebook, Inc.<\/strong> until its rebranding to Meta in <strong>October 2021<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Key Products:<\/strong> Meta owns and operates some of the world&#8217;s most popular social networking services and applications:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WhatsApp<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Messenger<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Core Focus: The Metaverse:<\/strong> The name change to Meta reflects the company&#8217;s significant focus on building the <strong>&#8220;metaverse&#8221;<\/strong>\u2014a vision for an alternative, persistent virtual existence through augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies. Its VR hardware division, formerly Oculus, is now branded as <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/meta-quest-3-review\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"29984\">Meta Quest<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Revenue Source:<\/strong> The vast majority of Meta&#8217;s revenue comes from <strong>advertising<\/strong> across its family of apps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You may also like this content<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta, formerly Facebook, is set to launch a store allowing Instagram and Messenger users to purchase digital clothing for their avatars. Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, announced from Facebook that a virtual store is in the works for the metaverse, featuring products from various brands. 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