e-tailing

American  

[ee-tey-ling] / ˈiˌteɪ lɪŋ /

noun

1. the selling of goods and services on the internet or through email solicitation.

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Other Word Forms

• e-tailer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of e-tailing

First recorded in 1990–95; e- ² ( def. ) + (re)tailing ( def. )

Example Sentences

There was the plan to convert Kmart into an e-tailing powerhouse with stores serving as pickup spots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2018

Backers of the measure include major traditional retailers Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Best Buy Co Inc, as well as e-tailing giant Amazon.com Inc, which wants to simplify its U.S. state sales tax payments.

From Reuters • May 6, 2013

The e-tailing business is by nature a low margin business. 

From Forbes • Oct. 26, 2011

Sitting in a sparsely decorated employee cafeteria, Andy Jassy pitches a newer if equally thrifty side of the e-tailing giant.

From BusinessWeek • Mar. 3, 2011

Given that kind of willing audience, e-tailing start-ups emerged in virtually every "space."

From Time Magazine Archive