e-tail

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Definition of e-tailnext
as in retailing

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Recent Examples of e-tail Previously, the factory churned out 10,000 garments a week for Asos, accounting for 95 percent of the e-tail giant’s orders. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for e-tail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for e-tail
  1. retailing
  2. merchandising
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  • Israel Schuman covers retailing and jobs for the Des Moines Register.
    — Israel Schuman, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026
  • How Modern Retailing Moves The P&L Modern retailing moves five things on the P&L, directly or indirectly.
    — Somit Goyal, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of retailing
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  • During her time at Nike, Dos Santos also held roles such as senior director of merchandising for running in EMEA, merchandising director of women’s in emerging markets and women’s merchandising manager of EMEA.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
  • With shares pulling back almost 30% from their April peak, analysts said the risk/reward looks much better considering the company is retaining new customers well and the merchandising team is firing on all cylinders.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 July 2026
Definition of merchandising

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“E-tail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/e-tail. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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