TikTok quietly launches a stand-alone TikTok Shop app
The app will offer personalized product recommendations, shopping through livestreams and short-form videos, app-exclusive deals, in-app checkout, order tracking, and customer support.
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Source account: The app will offer personalized product recommendations, shopping through livestreams and short-form videos, app-exclusive deals, in-app checkout, order tracking, and customer support.
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