retail
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Hunt warns that costs will cut into profit, and U.S. retail sales rebounded in August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Recipes, production and technology between store brands and their counterparts often differ, retail analysts say.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
"Despite the efforts of our supplier, our purchase price exceeds Total's retail price by several dozen cents," the stations said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
A Home Office spokesperson said retail crime had been "dismissed as low-level offending" but it harmed shopworkers and damaged businesses.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Their, the possessive form of they, is often used mistakenly for his or her, as in: No one in their right mind pays retail.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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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
The device, which retails for about $450 in the U.S., features a larger, more responsive screen with enhanced graphics performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The treatment, which is not approved for use in the United States, retails from Minicircle at $25,000 per shot.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
With its cream-coloured, old stone buildings and blankets of bright yellow daffodils, the village appears to be an unlikely location for fly-tipping, even if the litter in question retails at more than £10 a bottle.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
Messrs Knowles, Stewart, and Milne, have grand retail trades, but Mr White perhaps retails as much as, if not more than, any of them.
From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by William M'Combie
But the company is no stranger to hydrogen: Chevron says on its website that it produces about 1 million metric tons a year of hydrogen and has retailed the element since 2005.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
The family is now down to their last tube and Ms Rabbett has hit out at online sellers charging £30 for a product which had retailed for less than £6.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2025
They retailed for $399 and reportedly sold out immediately, or at least orders for them did.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024
The Ocean’s base model retailed for $38,999 with the highest trim version going for more than $60,000, until a series of sharp price cuts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024
He retailed to them the curious interchange of phrases he had overheard on the journey from Aleppo.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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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
"But if you go to some places over in Europe and the States, the cost of a simple lettuce could be $2.99. In the UK, it's retailing at 80p to £1."
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
He called himself the Jackie Robinson of retailing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 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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