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transcosmos begins strategic alliance with CREOK for TikTok Shop operations
transcosmos today announced a strategic alliance with CREOK LAB., a company with pragmatic operational expertise in TikTok Shop. Under this alliance, the two parties will combine their respective strengths—transcosmos's comprehensive e-commerce management platform and digital management support systems, and CREOK's proven, highly advanced capabilities in live commerce operations—to deliver end-to-end support, from strategy setting through back-office operations. Together, transcosmos and CREOK w
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