ecommerce

• For teenage viewers, YouTube Shorts ads drive more purchases than TikTok ads
• Facebook is bringing Marketplace across the country in a custom Airstream

  Facebook Marketplace is one of Meta's most beloved products, so it's getting a cross-country tour that will hit six cities.

  
• Chinese market powers TikTok parent company to $330 billion valuation

  TikTok parent company ByteDance is claiming a $330 billion valuation as it prepares to launch a stock buyback program for employees.

  
• Pinterest opens up a Thrift Shop for Gen Z

  Pinterest is serving Gen Z consumers who prefer to buy their clothes secondhand by opening up a hub called Thrift Shop.

  
• Pinkfong, Shein look to make summertime splash with Baby Shark apparel
• Roblox brings real-world merch to its burgeoning creator economy
• Yes Theory launched a fulfillment brand for its merch. After “eight years of discipline,” it’s time to sell.
• The digital economy now accounts for 18% of the total U.S. GDP
• QVC will be on TikTok 24/7 with round-the-clock shoppable streams
• RedNote wants to be more than just a TikTok alternative. Will Westerners buy in?
• TikTok Live is projected to reach $77 billion in sales by 2027, but other shopping hubs want a piece
• Companies like Shein are pausing creator partnerships thanks to Trump’s tariffs