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Some major e-commerce platforms have also faced financial challenges in recent years, prompting restructurings, acquisitions, or shifts in business strategy.—Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026 Cash from their ads, cloud, and e-commerce businesses easily covered early spending, but then companies started borrowing to pay for AI.—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 2 June 2026 The Whisky Exchange is a prominent e-commerce website that was founded in 1999 by Sukhinder and Rajbir Singh, who sold the business to French drinks company Pernod Ricard in 2021.—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 June 2026 Bricks-and-mortar retailers that moved online faced a similar shock when digital-native competitors such as Amazon built their entire operation around e-commerce.—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for e-commerce