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retail

[ree-tayl, ri-tayl] / ˈri teɪl, rɪˈteɪl /


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For its retail business, which houses the Primark brand, AB Foods said Tuesday that sales rose 2% to 9.8 billion pounds for the year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Several major luxury projects in the works could also qualify for federal tax breaks, including a Fouquet’s-branded hotel development and a 20-story office and retail tower called Ursa, where Robins is a partner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The chief market strategist and his team, who provide market tools and research for institutional and retail investors, have made some prescient market calls since the firm’s 2015 start.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

But CCI France voiced concern about the impact of the protests on retail activity ahead of the year-end holiday season, a peak period for businesses.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

That never made sense to me, because he was smarter than me, so if I was too smart for retail, then he really must have been too smart for retail.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer

“If they’re going to have a car that has a road map to autonomy, and it retails for less than the average new car in the United States, that’s a pretty positive formula.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

A bag of a similar style to the one Bekyarova-Delev bought retails for about £1,500 on the official Prada website.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The company did not immediately respond to questions from AFP on plans for a potential new generation of aibo, or on sales in the United States, where it retails for more than $3,000.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

To illustrate, consider a scenario in which you purchase an iPhone 17 standard model, which retails for around $800, with bitcoin that you purchased for half its current price.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

He is wit's pedlar, and retails his wares At wakes, and wassails, meetings, markets, fairs; And we that sell by gross, the Lord doth know, Have not the grace to grace it with such show.

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden

A silk shirtdress in 1979 retailed for $130.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

General admission passes to the three-day festival originally retailed at $649 and $549 for the festival’s two weekends, respectively, with VIP tickets priced at double.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

The Air Jordan shoe, designed by Peter Moore, first retailed in 1985.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2025

They retailed for $399 and reportedly sold out immediately, or at least orders for them did.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024

An ounce of phosphorus retailed for six guineas–perhaps five hundred dollars in today’s money–or more than gold.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Teaming up with Amazon, the CEO added, would allow Delta to build on its use of Amazon Web Services and to take advantage of Amazon’s capabilities in retailing, gaming and video.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

That is a key measure for making money in online retailing; it costs roughly the same to ship $100 worth of clothing as it does $1,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Those pillows are their best-selling gift item, retailing at $59.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

The company was founded just two years ago but already rivals leading manufacturers such as Europe's Ducati and Japanese giants Yamaha and Honda with a bike retailing for a fraction of their prices.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

“Well,” Dad said, leaning back, “it's very good of you and Alice to worry, Brian, but the retailing sector is holding its own and Greenland is robust.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell


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