e-tail

noun

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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
Noun
  • The retailing giant is launching its own series of programs that feature goods viewers can buy in store or online and are distributed to users of Vizio, the TV manufacturer that Walmart acquired in 2024.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 June 2026
  • The 5 million-square-foot Oakridge Park, Canada‘s largest redevelopment, has emerged as an epicenter for luxury and upscale retailing.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 16 June 2026
Definition of retailing
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  • Product data, creative pipelines and creator briefs need to move at the speed of the feed, not the speed of a quarterly merchandising cycle.
    — Faustino Júnior, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Her global merchandising operation is controlled by TAS Rights Management, which owns her trademarks across goods and services, and Bravado, which manufactures products under the artist’s brand.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 2 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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