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retail

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


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Korean retail investors, known as ‘ants’ have been hit with repeated margin calls throughout the correction.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

In recent months stock market trading has been particularly volatile in South Korea as it has attracted large numbers of retail investors.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Statistics Canada said the early look at June indicates increases in wholesale, finance and insurance, and retail, partially offset by declines in utilities and agriculture, forestry and fishing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Lang transform the classic retail experience into one that combines the spirit and aesthetics of Hong Kong and L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Waitresses chafed at managers’ stinginess toward the customers; housecleaners resented the time constraints that sometimes made them cut corners; retail workers wanted the floor to be beautiful, not cluttered with excess stock as management required.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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

Then he says, "There's summat I must tell you——" So he retails the gossip of the district, for it is against his conscience, as he frankly avows, to conceal what he knows.

From Light by Wray, Fitzwater

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

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

"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

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

Yet the company stagnated while Amazon ate its lunch, first dominating online retailing, then entering and succeeding at a diner menu of related businesses, from logistics to cloud computing to on-demand streaming media.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 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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