TikTok Shop launched a seven-day Spotlight campaign around the North American back-to-school season, using platform resources and creator content to support selected brands’ sales.
Walmart is using its stores and delivery network to improve fulfillment speed, with about 70% of online orders delivered the same day and e-commerce sales up 24%.
Los Angeles-based TokShop Agency announced an expansion focused on influencer marketing, content commerce and related operational support for TikTok Shop sellers.
Walmart said it will use nearly $2.9 billion in tariff refunds to reduce prices and has implemented more than 11,000 price rollbacks in U.S. stores and online.
TikTok laid off 75 employees in Bellevue, Washington, with most affected positions coming from TikTok Shop and global e-commerce operations.
Amazon shares edged lower after Walmart warned that consumer spending was becoming more cautious, while the market also focused on Amazon’s sales growth and high capital spending.
Walmart said it will use approximately $2.9 billion in tariff refunds to lower product prices and ease consumers’ spending pressure.
TikTok Shop launched a seven-day brand spotlight campaign for the back-to-school season, offering selected brands short-video, livestreaming, and creator marketing resources.
TikTok plans to cut approximately 75 jobs at its Bellevue office in Washington state in October, marking a second consecutive year of workforce reductions there.
Rosenblatt favored eBay and Etsy, saying core categories, resale operations, and advertising revenue are helping improve platform performance.
Walmart’s online sales grew 24%, while three-hour and same-day delivery services continued to expand through its store network.
Walmart said it will use approximately $2.9 billion in tariff refunds to lower prices on thousands of grocery and general merchandise items, easing price pressures on consumers.
Walmart and Sam’s Club will begin gradually rolling out tap-to-pay on August 24 and plan to cover all U.S. physical stores by the end of 2026.
Regulatory filings show that TikTok is laying off about 75 employees at its Bellevue, Washington, office, with most affected positions in the ecommerce division.
TikTok Shop selected children’s lifestyle brand OMIE for a seven-day back-to-school spotlight campaign combining short videos, discounts, and creator livestreams.
TikTok is reportedly exploring a direct money-transfer feature in direct messages to reduce users’ reliance on external payment tools.
AWS announced an investment of more than $500 million to provide students with cloud computing and artificial intelligence training resources and support related talent development.
Industry media reported that eBay’s consignment service page displayed error messages after Poshmark acquired related third-party operating facilities.
Amazon announced that it will expand Prime Air drone delivery this year, with the service network planned to cover nearly 500 cities and towns across the United States.
A media investigation said some TikTok accounts ran illicit advertisements involving cocaine, opioids, and alprazolam, raising questions about platform governance.