n.
An Internet-based retail operation.
—e-tailing n.
—e-tailing n.
Example Citations:
Yahoo was part of last year's hot Internet play: search engines. Now, if stock peddlers have their way, it's the turn of Internet retailers — or e-tailers, as they're known.
—Allan Sloan, "You Can Find Lots on the Web, Except Maybe an Operating Profit," The Washington Post, April 22, 1997
—Allan Sloan, "You Can Find Lots on the Web, Except Maybe an Operating Profit," The Washington Post, April 22, 1997
E-tailing: Another one of those dubious "e-" abbreviations. This one is for "electronic retailing."
—Gareth Branwyn, "Jargon Watch", Wired, April 1, 1995
—Gareth Branwyn, "Jargon Watch", Wired, April 1, 1995
Earliest Citation:
—"Wal-Mart, E-tailers headline net confab," Discount Store News, September 18, 1995 .
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