retail

OTTAWA—Canadians look to have reined in their retail spending last month following six straight months of rising purchases through June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

“While PDD is public, it does not provide a detailed breakdown of the metrics for Temu,” Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData’s U.S. retail and consumer unit, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

But he acknowledged that the retail environment remained uneven, with lower-income households – a core part of Walmart's base – feeling squeezed.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

After government data showed growth slipping below that range in the second quarter, the data for July showed retail sales declining compared to last year.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 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

A bag of a similar style to the one Bekyarova-Delev bought retails for about £1,500 on the official Prada website.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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 Light Bee retails for around $4,500 and claims a top speed of 46 mph.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 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

The fare provided at the latter is strictly German, but the former retails drinks of every description.

From Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City by James Dabney McCabe

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

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

It does not disclose detailed retailed sales but a spokesperson said they were positive in the third quarter and on a nine-month basis.

From Reuters ● Oct. 10, 2023

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

The $13 billion figure shows the strength of the company’s railroad, energy and manufacturing, service, and retailing units.

From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 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

Jeff Bezos saw how the new technology could revolutionize retailing again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

"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

“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