retail
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Last April, retail investors in the U.S. stepped in to aggressively buy the post-“liberation day” dip in stocks while Wall Street professionals generally remained on the sidelines.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
It added: "We have campaigned for some time for more to be done to protect shop workers from offenders, including retail crime being made into a specific stand alone offence."
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
The average retail price of a gallon of gas rose to $4.119 on Monday, up from $3.990 a week ago, according to the American Automobile Association.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
The retail, agriculture and public-administration categories noted declines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Waitresses chafed at managers’ stinginess toward the customers; housecleaners resented the time constraints that sometimes made them cut corners; retail workers wanted the floor to be beautiful, not cluttered with excess stock as management required.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.