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Recent Examples of e-tail
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.
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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
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 retailing group was a drag on earnings growth, with a 7.6% decline in pre-tax earnings for the quarter.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Like manufacturing, retailing and other industries, transportation is a prime target for automation.—
Joann Muller,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The focus is on merchandising locations, but those who study the image will spy an opera house and a general store, believed to be the first time such concepts appear.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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Owen Carr, chief merchandising officer for e-commerce firm Spreetail, told Modern Retail the holiday toy pipeline has been effectively frozen due to the lack of clarity around the on again, off again tariffs.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 2025
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“E-tail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/e-tail. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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