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retail

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


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Some specialized luxury European kitchen ranges can retail for around $17,000 for a basic model and go up to $100,000, while high-end coffee makers can cost around $5,000.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

For its part, Ukraine has escalated its retaliatory strikes in recent months, including attacks on several retail warehouses belonging to Russia's biggest online retailer, Wildberries.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Wildberries is Russia's largest online retailer, accounting for up to 10 percent of the country's entire retail turnover, according to Russian media.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Spanish unemployment figures for July and Italian retail sales for June are due on Tuesday, followed by eurozone producer prices for June Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

You take the retail job, flip burgers at McDonald’s, if you’re one of the lucky few who even gets that much.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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

She zipped to The WSJ Money Interview in a Cadillac Escalade outfitted with an engine that roars like a race car and retails for around $180,000.

From The Wall Street Journal May 10, 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

With its cream-coloured, old stone buildings and blankets of bright yellow daffodils, the village appears to be an unlikely location for fly-tipping, even if the litter in question retails at more than £10 a bottle.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2026

The one is the importer, as it were, of the article wholesale, and the other retails the article thus imported.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various

General admission passes to the three-day festival originally retailed at $649 and $549 for the festival’s two weekends, respectively, with VIP tickets priced at double.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

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 Air Jordan shoe, designed by Peter Moore, first retailed in 1985.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2025

They retailed for $399 and reportedly sold out immediately, or at least orders for them did.

From Salon Dec. 6, 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

"But if you go to some places over in Europe and the States, the cost of a simple lettuce could be $2.99. In the UK, it's retailing at 80p to £1."

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

He called himself the Jackie Robinson of retailing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

The upgrade comes after figures released last week showed the economy grew by 0.6% in the first three months of the year, led by a rebound in areas such as retailing and construction.

From BBC May 18, 2026

Berkshire reported higher profit from its railroad and energy units as well as its manufacturing, service and retailing arm.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 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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