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retail

[ree-teyl, ri-teyl] / ˈri teɪl, rɪˈteɪl /


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Primark, which has more than 190 UK stores, has been experiencing a drop in like-for-like sales, a key measure in the retail industry.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

"People are coming back to get their pictures, and then in turn will go shop at the local retail, and all the great food and beverage that's around here," Mettham said.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Also in Yekaterinburg, Russian online retail giant Wildberries said it had evacuated its staff over a drone threat, but said its facility had not been damaged.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

One of the biggest losers has been Nike, which has been a dominant athletics retail brand in China since at least the 1990s, but is steadily losing ground to local rivals with fresher brand identities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 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

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

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

Other U.S. economic data due Friday include retails sales at 8:30 a.m. and business inventories at 10 a.m.

From MarketWatch Mar. 6, 2026

Never sells apples in the orchard; wholesales, retails and peddles them.

From The Apple by Various

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

The family is now down to their last tube and Ms Rabbett has hit out at online sellers charging £30 for a product which had retailed for less than £6.

From BBC Jan. 22, 2025

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

Moreover, a wide array of indexes moved higher on the month, including truck transportation of freight, fuels and lubricants retailing, health, beauty, optical goods and legal services.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

Don, a real-estate developer, famously decided to get into the retailing game when he couldn’t find a pair of Levi’s in his size.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

Berkshire reported higher profits from its railroad, energy, and manufacturing, service and retailing arms.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

Also, the market has all but given up on housing-related retailing, and that is a mistake.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 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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