retailing

noun

re·​tail·​ing ˈrē-ˌtā-liŋ 

: the activities involved in the selling of goods to ultimate consumers for personal or household consumption

Examples of retailing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The initial concept was to bring together people with a common cause to take action, but the mission soon pivoted to a daily deals retailing site, and Groupon was born. —Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025

Luxury retailing at airports serving the growing private-jet market is on the rise and Executive Retail Shops (ERS) is at the forefront of a new distribution sub-channel within the travel retailer market. —Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025

Christy Crutsinger, a professor in merchandising and digital retailing at University of North Texas, heard the adage from generations of women in her family. —Jamie Stengle, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025

Prices on apparel wholesaling climbed 5%, while the apparel, jewelry, footwear and accessories retailing category spiked 8%. —Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for retailing

• assailing
• availing
• bewailing
• blackmailing
• curtailing
• derailing
• descaling
• detailing
• dovetailing
• entailing
• exhaling
• impaling