A Gen Z version of QVC? Inside TikTok's push to become a watch-and-shop destination

A Gen Z version of QVC? Inside TikTok's push to become a watch-and-shop destination

TikTok creators are selling their products during marathon livestreams. Online live selling has been a retail phenomenon for years in China but has been slower to catch on in the U.S.

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