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Recent Examples of e-tail
Next Friday, the country’s government will ask a Paris judge to suspend the e-tail leviathan’s French marketplace for three months, a finance ministry official said Tuesday.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
That could be applicable to e-tail giant Amazon, which is actively engaged in legal action against Perplexity over its agentic shopping experience, Comet, and has actively worked to prevent third-party technology companies’ large-language models (LLMs) from accessing its product catalogue.
—Meghan Hall, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
But don’t count them out of the U.S. e-tail scene, experts say
Trump set to raise millions from crypto and meme coin this month
Palantir has outperformed the market this year, building on a successful 2024 run in which the stock was the best performer in the S&P 500.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 May 2025
Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
That could be applicable to e-tail giant Amazon, which is actively engaged in legal action against Perplexity over its agentic shopping experience, Comet, and has actively worked to prevent third-party technology companies’ large-language models (LLMs) from accessing its product catalogue.
—Meghan Hall, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
But don’t count them out of the U.S. e-tail scene, experts say
Trump set to raise millions from crypto and meme coin this month
Palantir has outperformed the market this year, building on a successful 2024 run in which the stock was the best performer in the S&P 500.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for e-tail
Noun
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Rafiqul Islam Rana, an assistant professor of retailing at the University of South Carolina, wrote in an email.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
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The watches and jewelry division was a bright spot, with organic sales up 8 percent, while selective retailing maintained its momentum with a 7 percent increase.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Most importantly, the Dean entities themselves were sued in 1992, a case that led to them winning unfettered ownership of his image in a landmark case that found movie studios’ contracts with actors did not give them merchandising rights.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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Crafting an appealing in-store experience requires merchandising and presentation prowess.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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“E-tail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/e-tail. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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