retail
noun
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
retailer
-
a word derived from
retail.
Example Sentences
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A decade later, he scored big as an early investor in Skype but cashed out too early on Zappos, an online shoe retailer, missing a huge payoff when it was sold to Amazon.com in 2009.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The shipper then prices it into what it charges the retailer, and the retailer prices it into what the consumer pays, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
CEO Ryan Cohen buys 844,000 shares in the videogame retailer, meaning he now owns more than 42 million overall.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
It also comes only a week after Asos customers were informed the online fashion and beauty retailer had been hacked by another group, via a push notification appearing on their phone screens.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
A package from Owl, an up-and-coming online budget fashion retailer.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
