How to Use e-commerce in a Sentence

e-commerce

noun
  • The doors were about to open for Day One of a four-day pop-up for e-commerce giant Shein.
    Carly Olson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The company’s sales in retail stores were down 21%, and its e-commerce sales were down 1%.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Fashion is not just about building a brand or about e-commerce.
    Essence, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Things like that than some of the other big shopping e-commerce giants.
    Lauren Goode Michael Calore, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024
  • But at the same time, with the whole e-commerce and this social media phenomenon, the world has shrunk.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Goodwill’s latest e-commerce venture was in the works for a couple of years.
    Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
  • The pair is also available to buy on the luxury e-commerce site Farfetch for $258.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Firestein credits e-commerce with enabling shoppers to buy a second-hand Hermès bag from any part of the world.
    Jasmine Li, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The demand for letter services has seen a decline as parcel services have picked up, thanks to the growth in e-commerce.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Goldbelly: This e-commerce site Pi Day sale offers up to 31.4% of sweet or savory pie items.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Why Trust Us? Amazon totally changed the e-commerce game when the shopping platform first dropped years ago.
    Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 21 June 2023
  • Lifestyle web and e-commerce site Over The Moon, however, wants to find more of a modish middle ground with the launch of their new registry system.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Some have been reselling the bags on e-commerce platforms like eBay and Facebook Marketplace.
    Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Perhaps the biggest change is TikTok Shop, the app’s foray into e-commerce.
    Kate Lindsay, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Imagine browsing an e-commerce site while hunting for new clothes.
    Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The ring, set in 14-karat white gold, was designed by Erb, using e-commerce shop Keyzar's custom jewelry tool.
    Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The surge in warehouse demand was fueled in part by supply chain changes and growing e-commerce business.
    Steve Brown, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The step is the latest effort by the e-commerce company to mesh its chain of doctor's offices with its retail services.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2023
  • There is a New Haven food e-commerce business, and there are numerous feisty pizza Facebook groups.
    Amelia Nierenberg Joe Buglewicz, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2024
  • King launched online courses as well as an e-commerce service for shipping flowers that could survive the trip, like bulbs and peonies.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Super joins the Savage X Fenty at a time when the company is looking to expand its reach beyond e-commerce.
    Averi Kremposky, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
  • Those kinds of places have become thin on the ground, thanks to the pandemic, economic uncertainty, and the dominance of e-commerce.
    Véronique Hyland, ELLE, 17 July 2023
  • Your label is also known for its e-commerce, direct-to-consumer success.
    Josh Condon, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2024
  • In the ever-evolving landscape of e-commerce, Woot stands out with its unique model of fleeting deals and substantial discounts.
    Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2024
  • As e-commerce hastens a warehousing boom in some of the hottest parts of the country, regulations have lagged behind workplace heat risks.
    Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Retailers and e-commerce sites sell replicas of her dresses, school uniforms and braided wig.
    Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023
  • Shein, the Chinese e-commerce giant, is adding Group’s Missguided to its shopping basket.
    Elena Vardon, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2023
  • In recent years, the Sexton brand has gone from strength to strength, in large part thanks to Sebag-Montefiore’s efforts to launch ready-to-wear collections and an e-commerce business.
    Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 26 July 2023
  • Temu is owned by Pinduoduo Inc., a popular e-commerce site in China.
    Haleluya Hadero, ajc, 22 June 2023
  • The dispute raises questions about how e-commerce is regulated in Alaska — and the state’s power to enforce its laws.
    Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2023

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