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retail

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


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Condon said a price hasn’t been set, but a real estate expert familiar with the property but not authorized to speak about it publicly said the office and retail portion is worth about $160 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

And much of the market response occurs at the retail level — your corner gas station — than at the crude market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Overall, the data pointed to a softer quarter for retail spending, with sales in July and August averaging around 0.3% below 2Q, Pantheon Macroeconomics economist Claus Vistesen said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Brunel Centre was once a thriving retail destination, attracting shoppers from far and wide.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

I said, and recognized at once that I was on the brink of a dangerous condition known as retail burnout.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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

In the world of men’s fashion, Florsheim is a widely available and decidedly midtier option; it typically retails for about $145.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 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 best quality retails at 16 cents the pound.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by P. L. Simmonds

Its premium Series X console with a disc drive will now cost £670, when it previously retailed for £500.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

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

Joe Jones, who helped to invent the device in the late 1990s and has written a book about the experience, said it succeeded because iRobot kept it affordable: The first generation retailed for about $200.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026

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

Teaming up with Amazon, the CEO added, would allow Delta to build on its use of Amazon Web Services and to take advantage of Amazon’s capabilities in retailing, gaming and video.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Those pillows are their best-selling gift item, retailing at $59.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Profit from Berkshire’s portfolio of manufacturing, service and retailing businesses—a group that includes industrial metal components, Duracell batteries and Flying J fuel stations—jumped 24% to $4.47 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

Join Barron’s Live for a deep dive into the consumer economy and retailing business, and a discussion of retail stocks.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 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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