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ByteDance Ramps Up eCommerce Hiring, Sponsors To Take On Alibaba

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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