retail
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Harley-Davidson raised its full-year forecast for global motorcycle retail sales to a range of 135,500 to 139,000 units.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Gordon Brothers bought Poundland, which had been struggling, from the Polish retail group Pepco in June last year for a nominal £1.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The year-earlier quarter included gains related to a transaction involving retail finance receivables.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Instacart shoppers will be able to buy from 150,000 stores, up from the current 100,000, while DoorDash will reach beyond restaurants into retail, the firms said.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
However, Water Street turned a little sour on the other side of the park, where things went retail.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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She has just sold a replica of a Loewe t-shirt, which usually retails at $500, for $17.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The 14-inch MacBook Pro, which once sold for $1,700, now retails for $2,000, while the iPad Air increased from $600 to $750.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 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
In the world of men’s fashion, Florsheim is a widely available and decidedly midtier option; it typically retails for about $145.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
There is a certain saying, which everybody retails, about the kind of people who tell the truth.
From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 15, July 9, 1870 by Various
Its premium Series X console with a disc drive will now cost £670, when it previously retailed for £500.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
With six game cartridges and plastic overlays, the Odyssey setup offered 12 different games when it first retailed for $100—or about $770 in today’s dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
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
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
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But the tech won't come cheap - retailing at $2,195 in the US and £1,995 in the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The iPhone Duo is a foldable version of the smart phone that made the Silicon Valley company one of the world’s largest and it will start retailing at $1,999.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Those pillows are their best-selling gift item, retailing at $59.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Jeff Bezos saw how the new technology could revolutionize retailing again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 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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