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TikTok Testing The In-App Commerce Waters
TikTok Testing The In-App Commerce Waters
May 11, 2021  |  Social Commerce

TikTok has begun working with merchants in Europe to test in-app sales, a move that will likely heighten its rivalry with Facebook. As Bloomberg reported...

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ByteDance Ramps Up eCommerce Hiring, Sponsors To Take On Alibaba
ByteDance Ramps Up eCommerce Hiring, Sponsors To Take On Alibaba
May 09, 2021  |  eCommerce

ByteDance, which brought TikTok to the world, is adding thousands of employees as part of a plan to challenge Alibaba in eCommerce, Bloomberg reported. Among...

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TikTok Becoming Source Of Financial Advice For Young People
TikTok Becoming Source Of Financial Advice For Young People
May 03, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Would you go to TikTok for financial advice? If you’re among the younger people to whom the social media platform caters, the answer might be...

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TikTok Names Bytedance CFO As Its New CEO
TikTok Names Bytedance CFO As Its New CEO
April 30, 2021  |  Personnel

Video-sharing startup TikTok is in the midst of reorganizing, and recently named Shouzi Chew — the current CFO of parent ByteDance — as its new...

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Social Commerce Is The Path To Young, Media-Savvy Consumers
Social Commerce Is The Path To Young, Media-Savvy Consumers
April 05, 2021  |  Retail

Five years ago, TikTok barely existed. Today, the super-trendy short video social media platform has become so popular that it has its own creator marketplace,...

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YouTube Takes On TikTok In US With Short-Form Videos 
YouTube Takes On TikTok In US With Short-Form Videos 
March 18, 2021  |  Social Commerce

YouTube launched its short-form video experience on Thursday (March 18) in beta for select users in the U.S. after a successful initial rollout in India...

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TikTok Contemplates Adding Group Chat Feature
TikTok Contemplates Adding Group Chat Feature
March 17, 2021  |  Social Commerce

TikTok, the popular short-video sharing app used by more than a billion people, is considering the addition of a group chat tool, which would help...

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Today In Retail: Express Inc.’s Comp Sales Drop 27 Pct; Build-A-Bear’s eCommerce Demand Jumps 104 Pct
Today In Retail: Express Inc.’s Comp Sales Drop 27 Pct; Build-A-Bear’s eCommerce Demand Jumps 104...
March 10, 2021  |  News

In today’s top retail news, Express, Inc. announced a 27 percent drop in comparable sales, while Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. reported that eCommerce demand soared by...

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Walmart Leans Into TikTok Instead Of Buying It 
Walmart Leans Into TikTok Instead Of Buying It 
March 10, 2021  |  Retail

As the old saying goes, “why buy the cow, if you can get the milk for free?” In Bentonville, Arkansas, it’s applicable to Walmart these...

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