shelf
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The analysts said retailers and brands have spent years fighting for shelf space, advertising dominance, search results and app downloads.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Marketers that can’t get certain items from shelves to homes on shoppers’ accelerated timeline might not get them off the shelf at all—and could lose consumer loyalty in the process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Shop shelf space previously occupied by Nike was replaced by brands such as On and Hoka.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
First, we’re with Digger on the morning he learns that an ice shelf has broken off his Greenland drilling site.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
So I make sure she hears my coins clink into the money tin on her shelf.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
The first 2,500 copies of the Americana Edition—with properties named after U.S. landmarks—hit shelves in June, in time for the nation’s 250th anniversary but four months later than expected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Lafontaine noted that visits to Target had increased every month this year, reflecting the company’s push to bring more relevant styles to shelves at lower prices.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Some convenience stores had empty shelves over the weekend as residents raced to buy essentials.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
In the back room, where the sorting happens, Ward picks out items that will never make the shelves.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
He made sleeping mats stuffed with rustling palm fronds, a table and two stools, a desk, bookcases and shelves for his science stuff, coconut-shell bowls, and seashell plates.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
