China’s TikTok creates stand-alone shopping app to take on Alibaba, Pinduoduo and JD.com TikTok owner ByteDance has created a stand-alone shopping app in China, similar to its platform in Europe, betting on the new trend of Gen Z consumers buying on tips from online influencers. The new app, called Douyin Box, is described as “an e-commerce platform for trends and fashion”, and operates under Douyin, the Chinese version of short video hit TikTok which has over 600 million daily active users. The move is set to intensify competition in China’s e-commerce market where Alibaba Group Holding, owner of the South China Morning Post The items for sale are mostly apparel, cosmetics and handbags popular with young people, who follow influencers like 35-year-old Viya - real name Huang Wei - who was the top seller on Taobao in 2020, selling 38.6 billion yuan worth of goods, according to data compiled by Guoji, an agency tracking e-commerce data. Then in June 2020, Douyin formed a business operation dedicated to online shopping operations. The stand-alone Douyin Box app signals that ByteDance, the world’s most valuable start-up, is betting big on e-commerce in China after several
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