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TikTok going big on US e-commerce? Job listings offer clues

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TikTok appears to be deepening its foray into e-commerce. It's indicating in job listings that it has plans to operate its own U.S. warehouses, the kind of packing and shipping

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NWI Times
TikTok going big on US e-commerce? Job listings offer clues (opens NWI Times)
Published Oct 11, 2022
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TikTok appears to be deepening its foray into e-commerce. It's indicating in job listings that it has plans to operate its own U.S. warehouses, the kind of packing and shipping
Insider
TikTok is arming itself for a looming e-commerce battle as it builds out a US fulfillment services team (opens Insider)
Published Oct 11, 2022
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TikTok is hiring for a slew of new e-commerce fulfillment jobs in the US. Its push into logistics services is a critical next step for the tech giant.
Triblive
TikTok going big on U.S. e-commerce? Job listings offer clues (opens Triblive)
Published Oct 11, 2022
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NEW YORK — TikTok appears to be deepening its foray into e-commerce with plans to operate its own U.S. warehouses, the kind of packing and shipping facilities more associated with Amazon or Walmart than the social media platform best known for addictive short videos. In the past two weeks, TikTok
The Guardian
Job listings hint at TikTok’s US plans to venture into e-commerce (opens The Guardian)
Published Oct 11, 2022
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LinkedIn posts suggest it is looking to operate its own warehouses to compete with other social commerce firms such as Meta

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