Daily Tribune (Philippines)

TikTok Shop enhances value

TikTok Philippine­s said the goods have been offered under the Shop Tab which allows customers to see promotions and recommenda­tions from various sellers and manage all their orders using a single tool.

- BY KATHRYN JOSE

TikTok Shop Philippine­s on Friday said it saw its value of goods jump by nine times so far from the level recorded in the second quarter of 2023 as livestream and short video viewing increased.

TikTok Philippine­s said the goods have been offered under the Shop Tab which allows customers to see promotions and recommenda­tions from various sellers and manage all their orders using a single tool.

It said views of livestream and short videos on products have risen 1.5 times from the level in the first quarter of the previous year.

TikTok Philippine­s said the growth was evident across all the major goods, namely electronic­s, fashion, lifestyle, and fast-moving consumer goods like food and hygiene products.

These statements ahead of TikTok’s mega sale on 6 June and after the TikTok Shop Philippine­s Summit last Thursday in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

Fashion, beauty best sellers

“Fashion and beauty are the biggest categories we have. In terms of fashion, ours is influenced by the western culture. A lot of our sellers embody that but also Filipinian­a and Barong and show how to style them,” TikTok Shop head for fashion category Jonah Ople said.

Through TikTok Shop, Ople said more Filipino small and medium enterprise­s or SMEs in various categories have earned more income.

TikTok shared Josefina’s Homemade Food, which consists of ready-to-eat Bicolano dishes, generated 22 percent growth in sales.

The business started from a carinderia in Bicol and was created by Abby Ricohermos­o who named the business after her mother.

Ople said over 2 million in TikTok Shop are local sellers, with the majority representi­ng SMEs.

 ?? PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF TIKTOK SHOP ?? JOSEFINA’S Homemade Food creator Abby Ricohermos­o (right) and her mother.
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF TIKTOK SHOP JOSEFINA’S Homemade Food creator Abby Ricohermos­o (right) and her mother.

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