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Recent Examples of e-tail
Since 2021 the e-tail pioneer has been acting as a senior adviser to The Carlyle Group on international private equity transactions and has invested in global streaming platform Mubi and Bending Spoons, an Italian technology company.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 16 June 2025
But don’t count them out of the U.S. e-tail scene, experts say
On Friday, the de minimis rule — a policy that had exempted U.S. imports worth $800 from trade tariffs — officially closed for shipments from China.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 6 May 2025
Less than 10 minutes into a British parliamentary hearing on Tuesday, during which a Shein representative equivocated on questions relating to the e-tail Goliath’s supply chain and a potential public float, a visibly frustrated Member of Parliament made his feelings known in no uncertain terms.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2025
The e-tail leviathan holds a 50 percent market share of fast fashion sales in the United States, per Statista’s calculations, with that market share doubling since March 2022 (which doubled against 2020).
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Among the protestors’ demands were fair wages, freedom of association and for the e-tail Goliath to sign the International Accord.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Less than 10 minutes into a British parliamentary hearing on Tuesday, during which a Shein representative equivocated on questions relating to the e-tail Goliath’s supply chain and a potential public float, a visibly frustrated Member of Parliament made his feelings known in no uncertain terms.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2025
Some of the pullback is also due to intense competition from Chinese e-tail rivals Shein and Temu.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2024
Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 16 June 2025
But don’t count them out of the U.S. e-tail scene, experts say
On Friday, the de minimis rule — a policy that had exempted U.S. imports worth $800 from trade tariffs — officially closed for shipments from China.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 6 May 2025
Less than 10 minutes into a British parliamentary hearing on Tuesday, during which a Shein representative equivocated on questions relating to the e-tail Goliath’s supply chain and a potential public float, a visibly frustrated Member of Parliament made his feelings known in no uncertain terms.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2025
The e-tail leviathan holds a 50 percent market share of fast fashion sales in the United States, per Statista’s calculations, with that market share doubling since March 2022 (which doubled against 2020).
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Among the protestors’ demands were fair wages, freedom of association and for the e-tail Goliath to sign the International Accord.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Less than 10 minutes into a British parliamentary hearing on Tuesday, during which a Shein representative equivocated on questions relating to the e-tail Goliath’s supply chain and a potential public float, a visibly frustrated Member of Parliament made his feelings known in no uncertain terms.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2025
Some of the pullback is also due to intense competition from Chinese e-tail rivals Shein and Temu.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for e-tail
Noun
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The most critical portion of the retailing segment is Berkshire Hathaway Automotive (BHA), which owns over 80 auto dealerships.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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His wife is the descendant of retailing magnate Isidor Straus and his wife, Ida, two of the wealthiest people to die aboard the Titanic, according to the New York Times.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
Noun
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For instance, within the exhibition, a 1948 video that testifies to the existence of a school for models in Varenna, on Lake Como, where courses on textile merchandising, hairstyling, and poise were taught.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
17 June 2025
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Milligan left the series after two seasons after demanding that he and the cast be compensated for the show’s various merchandising endeavors, including lunch boxes, coloring books and board games.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
17 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“E-tail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/e-tail. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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