e-tail
Britishnoun
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Etymology
Origin of e-tail
C20: e- ² + ( re ) tail
Example Sentences
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But the company also enjoyed “strong sales in e-commerce and strong sell-through in e-tail and wholesale partner sites,” Crocs said Feb. 23 in its annual earnings report, “as consumers migrated to online shopping.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2021
It has designed the center for frictionless ease, to float between floors with minimal effort, and slide from well-known brands to first-time bricks-and-mortar retailers plucked from the direct-to-consumer e-tail boom on its Floor of Discovery.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2019
That’s something we can say now—the “after you bought it” thing—because with the newer consoles, every game is available through the console’s e-tail store as a digital download.
From Time ● Nov. 3, 2014
Last week in New York, Google launched boutiques.com, its latest e-tail venture that ties in two western cultural passions – celebrity and fashion.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 21, 2010
Overstock is the world's first purely e-tail site to break even, a feat achieved after burning through just $27 million in venture capital--pocket change in Silicon Valley.
From Time Magazine Archive
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