INSIGHTS How a TikTok Shutdown Would Affect Retailers By Staff Wednesday, September 4, 2024 2:24 PM "Retailers risk losing a powerful product discovery platform if TikTok is shut down."Greg Petro, CEO of First Insight, commented on the findings from a First Insight report, "TikTok's Uncertain Future," that found 68 percent of retailers believe a sale or ban of TikTok would impact business and conversion rate, with just 28 percent having some sort of contingency plan in place.