retail
noun
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
nonretail
-
a word derived from
retail.
Example Sentences
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Those costs were offset by higher sales and bigger gains from its nonretail businesses such as advertising, the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
The city’s newest initiative is filling vacant storefronts with nonretail tenants.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
After the merger, Liberty Interactive, based in Englewood, Colo., plans to spin off its cable and other nonretail assets into a separate company and rename itself QVC Group.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2017
But one nonretail entity is planning to move its headquarters into space Sears once occupied.
From Chicago Tribune ● Jan. 23, 2014
Since 2005 between 13 and 18 percent of nonretail sales have come from new products launched in the three preceding years.
From BusinessWeek ● Sep. 16, 2010
