retail
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“From an investment perspective, this may reinforce the company’s competitive positioning as the broadest retail ecosystem in the United States.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
BT said the deal would provide "much needed and immediate reassurance" for TalkTalk's employees as well as its UK customers - both retail and wholesale.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Michael Orange, head of US retail sales for FCA US, said Friday the companies were operating against "a highly competitive industry backdrop."
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
This education began a few years ago when Nike and Adidas stepped back from traditional retail to sell directly to consumers, clearing shelf space for upstart brands like On and Hoka.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 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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The precious metal continues a two-week advance after weaker U.S. retails sales and softer consumer sentiment weighed on the dollar and reduced expectations of a rate hike, MUFG’s Soojin Kim writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
She has just sold a replica of a Loewe t-shirt, which usually retails at $500, for $17.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
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 treatment, which is not approved for use in the United States, retails from Minicircle at $25,000 per shot.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
Shame to him who retails the secrets of his loves.
From Atlantida by Pierre Benôit
When Meta launched the Quest 3 in June 2023, its 128GB model retailed for £480.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Take computers: The first Apple II retailed for $1,298 in 1977, equal to about $7,000 today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 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
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
Join Barron’s Live today at noon for a deep dive into the consumer economy and retailing business, and a discussion of retail stocks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 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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