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TikTok chases Amazon with plans for U.S. fulfillment centers
TikTok is planning to build its own product fulfillment centers in the U.S., creating an e-commerce supply chain system that could directly challenge Amazon, according to more than a dozen new job openings posted in the past two weeks to LinkedIn.
“By providing warehousing, delivery, and customer service returns, our mission is to help sellers improve their operational capability and efficiency, provide buyers a satisfying shopping experience and ensure fast and sustainable growth of TikTok Shop,” the company wrote in one job listing.
This is a huge move for such a new company. There’s a reason Meta/Instagram have never bothered to get into logistics themselves – it’s expensive and the margins are tight. Still, if anyone could give Amazon a kick up the butt, it’s TikTok.
Financial Times profit up after ‘strong rebound’ from Covid-19 in 2021
The Financial Times has reported a strong “rebound” from Covid-19 in 2021, returning to profitability and growing revenues by almost a fifth. Its advertising business in particular saw its strongest performance since 2015, growing by 34%.
From Google Earth to data journalism: 5 free courses for technical skills journalists could use
From using geolocation to verify content from open sources to using Google Earth for visual enrichment of stories, here is a list of free courses complied by The Fix to help journalists in their work.
Tortoise Media signs exclusive first look partnership with Sky Studios
Tortoise Media and Sky Studios today announce an exclusive multi-year first look deal to adapt Tortoise Media’s original podcasts into high-end series and features, across scripted and documentary. Katie Vanneck-Smith hinted at this during her interview at the Publisher Podcast Summit so it’s exciting to see their success.
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