How to Use e-commerce in a Sentence

e-commerce

noun
  • And one of the things too, that Target was in dire need of, was to fix its e-commerce.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 17 May 2023
  • But the reviews are a dismal 1.5 stars out of 5 on the e-commerce site.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 7 June 2024
  • 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
  • At the time, the e-commerce business had sales of about $3 million to $5 million a year.
    Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • So what does that have to do with growth hacking for your e-commerce store?
    Liz Giorgi, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • The e-commerce giant’s shares in Hong Kong are around 18% higher this week.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • Hats and T-shirts featuring the phrase have also popped up on some e-commerce sites.
    Angela Yang, NBC News, 12 Nov. 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 report lacked specifics on which class of truck or van saw the most sales, such as last-mile vans that deliver e-commerce packages.
    Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 6 June 2024
  • The pair is also available to buy on the luxury e-commerce site Farfetch for $258.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 8 Jan. 2024
  • In this age of e-commerce and instant digital payments, cash is very much still king.
    Joe Arrage, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The results come from a survey conducted by ToolTester(Opens in a new window), a site for finding the best web builders, hosts, and e-commerce tools.
    Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • The cuts mark the second round of layoffs for the Canadian e-commerce company.
    Annie Palmer, NBC News, 4 May 2023
  • Now, the luxury e-commerce resale platform is going straight to the source.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Warehouse space has become a hot commodity thanks to the growth of e-commerce.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 3 May 2023
  • 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
  • The cookie is an online exclusive, a sales tactic meant to teach Girl Scouts about e-commerce.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Ma co-founded Alibaba, one of the world's largest e-commerce platforms.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Reid works at on / Sight, an e-commerce agency that builds and develops websites.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Loop upgrades Shopify to buy from hold Loop says the e-commerce platform company is an AI beneficiary.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024

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