TikTok introduces Buy Direct checkout and AI product discovery
Buy Direct lets users purchase from brands without leaving the app, while Shopping Assistant offers conversational help finding products. TikTok announced the features at Advertising Week New York as the first of several planned agentic commerce experiences, combining product discovery and purchasing within its platform.
- Commerce partners include Salesforce, Shopify, Shoplazza and Stripe, according to Unite.AI.
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TechCrunch TikTok rolls out an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout · Aisha Malik
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