retailing
noun
re·tail·ing
ˈrē-ˌtā-liŋ 
: the activities involved in the selling of goods to ultimate consumers for personal or household consumption
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Prices will fall into the accessible luxury range with polos retailing for around $98 and suits at $895.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Wang Xiaogang, co-founder of the Chinese AI software company SenseTime and chairman of ACE Robotics, said his company is collecting a lot of human-centric data from factories, retailing and offices settings that could guide advanced robots to perform complicated functions.
—Chan Ho-Him, Fortune, 6 June 2026
The online retailing giant surpassed $700 billion in revenue last year, with a 12% year-over-year increase, according to the annual list that ranks America’s 500 largest companies by total revenue for the previous fiscal year.
—Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2026
Optimizing the post-booking phase isn't simply a matter of applying new technology or modifying the retailing strategy.
—Juan Pablo Lafosse, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Wang Xiaogang, co-founder of the Chinese AI software company SenseTime and chairman of ACE Robotics, said his company is collecting a lot of human-centric data from factories, retailing and offices settings that could guide advanced robots to perform complicated functions.
—Chan Ho-Him, Fortune, 6 June 2026
The online retailing giant surpassed $700 billion in revenue last year, with a 12% year-over-year increase, according to the annual list that ranks America’s 500 largest companies by total revenue for the previous fiscal year.
—Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2026
Optimizing the post-booking phase isn't simply a matter of applying new technology or modifying the retailing strategy.
—Juan Pablo Lafosse, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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“Retailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retailing. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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