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retail

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


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The chief market strategist and his team, who provide market tools and research for institutional and retail investors, have made some prescient market calls since the firm’s 2015 start.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Through her cookbooks, magazines, television shows and retail housewares, Stewart became the personification of gracious living and America's most high-profile lifestyle expert.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

But CCI France voiced concern about the impact of the protests on retail activity ahead of the year-end holiday season, a peak period for businesses.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Under the plan, the city’s retail sales tax would increase from 10.25 cents per dollar spent to 10.75 cents per dollar spent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Their, the possessive form of they, is often used mistakenly for his or her, as in: No one in their right mind pays retail.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

“If they’re going to have a car that has a road map to autonomy, and it retails for less than the average new car in the United States, that’s a pretty positive formula.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

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

To illustrate, consider a scenario in which you purchase an iPhone 17 standard model, which retails for around $800, with bitcoin that you purchased for half its current price.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

There are hundreds of different labels, according to the size and quality of the pillow cases and the store which retails them.

From Working With the Working Woman by Cornelia Stratton Parker

Take computers: The first Apple II retailed for $1,298 in 1977, equal to about $7,000 today.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

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

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024

He retailed to them the curious interchange of phrases he had overheard on the journey from Aleppo.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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

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

"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

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

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 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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