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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Rafiqul Islam Rana, an assistant professor of retailing at the University of South Carolina, wrote in an email.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
The watches and jewelry division was a bright spot, with organic sales up 8 percent, while selective retailing maintained its momentum with a 7 percent increase.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
And while the manufacturing, retailing, and banking executives who led the top American firms in the post–Cold War era saw themselves as scientific managers, the Tech Hamiltonians—often the extremely successful founders of cutting-edge technology firms—see themselves as visionaries and leaders.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
This week’s bankruptcy filing by the corporate owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, and Neiman Marcus seemed to hammer one more nail into the coffin of America’s department stores, a defining feature of US retailing since the mid-19th century.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
The watches and jewelry division was a bright spot, with organic sales up 8 percent, while selective retailing maintained its momentum with a 7 percent increase.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
And while the manufacturing, retailing, and banking executives who led the top American firms in the post–Cold War era saw themselves as scientific managers, the Tech Hamiltonians—often the extremely successful founders of cutting-edge technology firms—see themselves as visionaries and leaders.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
This week’s bankruptcy filing by the corporate owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, and Neiman Marcus seemed to hammer one more nail into the coffin of America’s department stores, a defining feature of US retailing since the mid-19th century.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Retailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retailing. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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