The Latest Breaking News from TikTok Shop

Brick-and-mortar merchants welcome ban on platform, while online sellers say it is misguided.

The social media giant TikTok puts a pause on TikTok Shop, its online retail operation, in Indonesia to comply with new government restrictions.

JAKARTA: Inside a shophouse in Northeast Jakarta, dozens of salespeople take turns peddling cosmetics, contact lenses and hair accessories. A woman helps a potential customer choose the right shade of lipstick for her skin tone, while a man yells out the latest markdown on vitamin tablets.

TikTok creator and make-up artist Mitchell Halliday has chosen Bristol for his first ever store

Fake perfumes and restricted items are being touted on social media platform despite bans

Thailand's e-commerce landscape is entering the next stage where major e-marketplace players are introducing innovative features to woo customers instead of focusing on price wars, while social commerce is strengthening in a bid to capture buyers.

To further capitalise on the popularity of BookTok the social media giant will let users purchase titles through partnerships with publishers and retailers

New job listings suggest the video-sharing service wants to own the logistics for its e-commerce operation.

Sales volume via social commerce is expected to surge, equalling e-marketplaces within a few years thanks to the popularity of live and chat commerce and the high penetration rate of social media users in the country, says Zortout, an e-commerce solutions provider.