retail

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José Rodríguez, a pork butcher who has a stall in the market, said that retail prices had remained steady since the crisis began.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The former “Cosby Show” actor became the subject of viral job-shaming, with critics mocking him for working retail decades after his television success.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Underpinning the surge in retail prices is a historical move seen in futures for cocoa, the underlying ingredient for chocolate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Core retail sales rose 0.5% in nominal terms in February.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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