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e-tailing, n. Brit. |ˈiːteɪlɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈiˌteɪlɪŋ| Forms: 19– E-tailing, 19– e-tailing, 19– eTailing, 19– etailing [‹ e- prefix1 + -tailing (in retailing n.). Compare e-tailer n.] Retail activity conducted via electronic media, esp. the Internet. Cf. e-commerce n.
1995Wired Apr. 56/1 E-tailing. Another one of those dubious ‘e’-abbreviations. This one is for ‘electronic retailing’. 1996National Home Center News (Nexis) 21 Oct. 5 Electronic retailing, or E-tailing, including TV home shopping, kiosks and the World Wide Web, is on the rise. 1999Washington Post 21 Nov. h1/2 If you choose to buy gifts online, you will be clicking into an all-out e-tailing war among the dot-coms. |