retail

Example Sentences

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Some retail chains have been upbeat about the spring shopping season or have downplayed the threat of higher gas prices.

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

He also argued that the push from private credit funds to sell investments to retail clients required “greater transparency” and “higher standards” than was currently the case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

No one is singular, and the possessive that goes with it should be singular, too: No one in her right mind pays retail.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner