Amazon is undoubtedly the king of the e-commerce industry, but the online giant may be getting some competition from an unlikely source: Social media company TikTok.
Axios reported Tuesday that TikTok is planning to open a number of fulfillment warehouses across the U.S., as evidenced by a dozen new job postings from the company on LinkedIn. One of these listings said that the warehouses would "help sellers improve their operational capability and efficiency, provide buyers a satisfying shopping experience and ensure fast and sustainable growth of TikTok Shop."
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