Walmart is bringing live stream shopping to TikTok on Friday
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- December 19, 2020
TikTok is wandering into shoppable live stream events, beginning with a Walmart partnership this week.
The retailer reported it will have a one-hour live stream Friday on TikTok, where clients can shop for Walmart fashion items included by TikTok makers without leaving the application. When the event is finished, clients will at present have the option to shop the things included by visiting Walmart’s TikTok page to shop.
It’s the first time TikTok will have a shoppable live stream in the U.S.
“It gives us a new way to engage with users and reach potential new customers, while bringing our own brand of fun — with the help of fashion-loving TikTok creators — to the platform,” Walmart’s chief marketing officer William White said in a statement. It’s unclear if there will be a revenue share on the sales made through the app. A Walmart spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Tech giants and social media organizations have been intensely putting resources into making their foundation additionally shopping-friendly. A year ago, Amazon launched Amazon Live, where hosts talk about and exhibit products sold on Amazon. Google’s R&D launched Shoploop, and Facebook has made shopping more prominent on Facebook appropriate, WhatsApp and Instagram.
However, shoppable live streams likened to QVC, have battled to take off in the U.S., notwithstanding their strong fame in Asia. Walmart and TikTok’s shopping trial this week demonstrates they see opportunity and momentum in the space and need to make an imprint almost immediately.
TikTok had just been advancing into the e-commerce space. The application started testing new social commerce includes a year ago by permitting a few clients to add connects to their profiles and videos. Retail giant Levi’s was among the first retail brands to use TikTok’s new “Shop Now” feature to guide clients to merchandise.
By collaborating, both Walmart and TikTok could support their e-commerce operations, while giving the brick-and-mortar giant an edge with TikTok’s young client base. Walmart, which had been in converses with halfway secure a portion of TikTok’s operations, had demonstrated it needed to carry shopping to the platform.
“If you’re watching a TikTok video and somebody’s got a piece of apparel or an item on it that you really like, what if you could just quickly purchase that item?” Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said on CNBC in October. “That’s what we’re seeing happen in countries around the world. And it’s intriguing to us, and we would like to be part of it.”