e-tailing
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of e-tailing
First recorded in 1990–95; e- 2 ( def. ) + (re)tailing ( def. )
Example Sentences
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For online retailers who can afford it, free shipping is becoming a loss leader—the e-tailing equivalent of selling milk below cost to increase grocery-store traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2016
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
Lauren Freedman and the e-tailing group asked 110 retailers how they are likely to allocate their 2012 digital marketing budget.
From Forbes ● Nov. 15, 2011
On Jan. 27, the hip, London-based online clothing site became the first European fashion retailer to open an e-tailing outpost inside Facebook.
From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 17, 2011
Amazon has managed to hold that early lead, amassing a base of 4.5 million customers that is the envy of the "e-tailing" world.
From Time Magazine Archive
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