Tiktok Shop news and trends

TikTok Shop Puts European Plans on Hold, Concentrates on US
Social Commerce // May 31, 2024

TikTok has reportedly decided to put its plans for expanding its eCommerce business in major European markets on hold. Instead, the ByteDance-owned social media platform will concentrate on growing its presence in the United States, its most lucrative market, where it faces potential divestment or...

TikTok Shop Marks 500,000+ Merchants in the US
Social Commerce // April 30, 2024

TikTok saw its U.S. eCommerce merchant base more than double at the end of 2023. The social media platform says TikTok Shop had more than 500,000 merchants selling to American users at the close of last year, according to a Tuesday (April 30) report by Bloomberg News, citing...

Paramount Integrates Commerce as Media Giants Compete With TikTok Shop
Social Commerce // April 10, 2024

With social apps leading the charge in shoppable content, more traditional entertainment companies such as Paramount are seeking new solutions to hold their own amid the rise of commerce-integrated media. The entertainment provider recently partnered with Shopsense AI, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered retail media platform...

Brands Set Sights on Multibillion-Dollar TikTok Commerce Opportunity Despite Uncertainty
Social Commerce // April 02, 2024

Even as the future of TikTok hangs in the balance, brands continue to leverage the platform’s wide audience of young consumers to drive engagement and sales. E.l.f. Beauty, for instance, announced Friday (March 29) that its e.l.f. Cosmetics business was the first brand to be showcased...

Quick Reads
TikTok Shop Testing Image Search Capability in US, Southeast Asia

June 11, 2024
TikTok is reportedly testing image search capability for TikTok Shop. This capability allows users to use a photo that they have taken or uploaded to find similar items in TikTok Shop, TechCrunch reported Tuesday (June 11). The image search feature is now available to all users in the United States and Southeast Asia and can be accessed via a […]

TikTok Shop Puts European Plans on Hold, Concentrates on US

May 31, 2024
TikTok has reportedly decided to put its plans for expanding its eCommerce business in major European markets on hold. Instead, the ByteDance-owned social media platform will concentrate on growing its...

TikTok Shop Marks 500,000+ Merchants in the US

April 30, 2024
TikTok saw its U.S. eCommerce merchant base more than double at the end of 2023. The social media platform says TikTok Shop had more than 500,000 merchants selling to American users at the...

TikTok and GoTo Combine eCommerce Businesses in Indonesia

January 31, 2024
TikTok and GoTo, the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia, announced the formation of a strategic partnership in Indonesia. With this deal, GoTo’s eCommerce company Tokopedia and TikTok Shop Indonesia have combined under the PT Tokopedia entity...