Social Commerce
TikTok Shop Hit $15.82 Billion — Now TikTok Wants Restaurants, Payments and Hotels Too
TikTok Shop reached $15.82 billion in U.S. sales. Now a 40-million-post restaurant guide and DM payments signal a full super app push.
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Social Commerce
In-app shopping, live selling and creator storefronts.
Social Commerce
Skincare Is the New Primer: How K-Beauty Rewired Beauty Marketing
K-beauty has "completely upended" US beauty marketing: foundations sell as serums, blush sells on barrier benefits, and…
Social Commerce
TikTok’s “Must Eat” restaurant guide launches in three cities
TikTok’s “Must Eat” guide launches in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, drawing on 40 million posts and comments…
Social Commerce
Instagram Link in Bio Data Shows 17% Engagement Lift, 41% Follower Gains
SproutLink's analysis of 47,579 Instagram profiles found 17% higher daily engagement for link-in-bio tool users, with c…
Social Commerce
Amazon Expands Creator Monetization in India via YouTube and Pinterest
Amazon has expanded creator monetization in India to YouTube and Pinterest, giving creators new affiliate paths to prod…
Social Commerce
TikTok Shop halts plan to end independent U.S. seller shipping
TikTok Shop has shelved its plan to end independent shipping for U.S. sellers after merchant backlash, preserving self-…
Social Commerce
The Independent's social commerce revenue surpasses SEO for first time
The Independent's social-commerce revenue passed its SEO-based commerce revenue for the first time in September, CEO Ch…
Social Commerce
TikTok Shop UK Updates Carousel Commission Rates for Sellers
Affiverse reports TikTok Shop UK has updated carousel commission rates for UK sellers and creators. The full percentage…
Social Commerce
Bluesky to launch payments within months, skipping ads entirely
Bluesky will roll out payments in the coming months as its first monetization step, with CEO Toni Schneider ruling out…
Social Commerce
TikTok rolls out updated Wix integration for merchants
TikTok has launched an updated integration for Wix, letting merchants sync catalogs and manage TikTok commerce from one…
Social Commerce
CPSC Filing Rule Puts TikTok Shop Shipments at Risk of Seizure
A new CPSC filing requirement puts cross-border TikTok Shop shipments at risk of seizure, PPC Land reports. Marketplace…
Social Commerce
eMarketer Frames Creator-Led Shopping as 2026's Social Commerce Story
eMarketer's new FAQ primer casts creators and platforms as the engine of social commerce in 2026, consolidating its for…
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