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e-commerce

[ee-kom-ers] / ˈiˌkɒm ərs /
NOUN
shopping
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For example, that’s 22% of the size of the Korean e-commerce market’s gross merchandise value.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

“You can draw a circle around most Walmart stores and almost all quick-service restaurant brands are within 5 miles,” said Greg Cathey, senior vice president of e-commerce fulfillment transformation for Walmart U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Officials found that the cake chain he had ordered from listed nearly 380 locations on major e-commerce platforms but did not have a single physical store.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Another reason we turned negative on e-commerce companies: Why do they have to go abroad?

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

All of these interoperable banking and e-commerce functions flattened the Internet marketplace so radically that even eBay was taken by surprise.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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