US EditionTikTok Shop ready for business in France, Germany, Italy
- TikTok Shop, which launched in the U.S. In 2023, is expanding its e-commerce platform to France, Germany, and Italy, allowing users to directly purchase products within the app.
- Concerns about TikTok's ties to China and potential national security risks have led to scrutiny, including a U.S. Law passed in April 2024 requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok's U.S. Operations to an American company or face a ban.
- TikTok Shop has attracted 47 million shoppers who spend an average of $32 million daily, surpassing competitors like Meta and Pinterest, and added an estimated 11.9 million U.S. Buyers in 2024 alone.
- As Publicis Groupe's chief commerce strategy officer, Jason Goldberg stated that companies should be nervous about TikTok Shop's strength in customer retention.
- French retailers and lawmakers have expressed concerns about unfair competition from platforms like TikTok Shop, Temu and Shein, prompting calls for government intervention and an inquiry into TikTok's psychological effects on young people.
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Tiktok starts its shop: Shopping should be as simple as scrolling in it. But experts warn: Especially for young users this can be dangerous. What parents should know now.
Tiktok starts its shop: Shopping should be as easy as scrolling. But experts warn: Especially for young users this can be dangerous. What parents should know now.
With the TikTok Shop, the boundaries between entertainment and shopping blur. With just a few clicks, users can buy products they see in videos directly in the app - now also in Germany. Innovation or risk? By Pascal Nöthe.
After China, the USA, Spain and Ireland, the German TikTok app also gets a purchase button. Some see it as the renaissance of teleshopping, others as a data GAU.
For the past few days, American, Spanish, Belgian or Italian tiktokeurs have hijacked a song by Lady Gaga to openly mock the French, who make it good for them.
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