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Brands, Tech Giants See International Opportunity in Streaming Commerce
Brands, Tech Giants See International Opportunity in Streaming Commerce
October 12, 2021  |  Retail

The past year has seen an acceleration of shoppable videos and livestreams as retailers rush to meet home-based consumers — and as brands continue to...

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Rapper Lil Nas X Launches First TikTok NFT
Rapper Lil Nas X Launches First TikTok NFT
October 03, 2021  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

TikTok is partnering with its top creators and jumping into the nonfungible tokens (NFT) pool, with rapper Lil Nas X launching the social media site’s...

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Today In Retail: Google Unveils Enhanced Shopping Tools; Square Partners with TikTok
Today In Retail: Google Unveils Enhanced Shopping Tools; Square Partners with TikTok
September 29, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, Google is adding new features to its Google Lens technology to help make shopping more seamless, while Square and TikTok...

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Square, TikTok Team up to Link Online Sellers via Social Media Platform
Square, TikTok Team up to Link Online Sellers via Social Media Platform
September 29, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Global software, payments and hardware platform Square has joined forces with short-form video platform TikTok to offer a new integration to connect online sellers to...

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TikTok Reaches 1B Monthly User Milestone
TikTok Reaches 1B Monthly User Milestone
September 28, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Social video platform TikTok recently passed the 1 billion monthly active user milestone, up 45 percent from the middle of last year, the Bytedance-owned company...

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Shopify Aims to Make Social Media ‘Digital Main Street’
Shopify Aims to Make Social Media ‘Digital Main Street’
September 20, 2021  |  Retail

Shopify’s collaboration with TikTok to add shopping features to the video-sharing app, announced last month, came as no surprise to most industry watchers, tying one...

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Chipotle Parlays Loyalty Into Marketing With ‘Creator Class’
Chipotle Parlays Loyalty Into Marketing With ‘Creator Class’
September 09, 2021  |  Social Commerce

When it comes to social commerce, Chipotle is turning to those who know the space best: influencers. The brand announced on Thursday (Sept. 9) that...

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TikTok Parent ByteDance Curtails FinTech Biz, Spins off Stock Trading Unit
TikTok Parent ByteDance Curtails FinTech Biz, Spins off Stock Trading Unit
September 02, 2021  |  Regulation

TikTok parent ByteDance is curtailing its FinTech operations and selling off its stock brokerage business as Chinese regulators continue to wield power over companies that...

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Shopify Launches TikTok In-App Shopping
Shopify Launches TikTok In-App Shopping
August 24, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Shopify and TikTok on Tuesday (Aug. 24) unveiled TikTok Shopping, bringing organic Shopify product discovery and shopping tabs to TikTok. Shopify customers with TikTok For...

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