as in to sell
to offer for sale to the public
the textile manufacturer doesn't retail its fabrics to consumers, offering them only to wholesalers and garment makers
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Recent Examples of retail
She’s raved about the Sunday Riley Good Genes Serum that retails for $85—and this budget-friendly pick is packed with many of the same ingredients.
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Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
While it's expected to retail at US$99, the HG02 is discounted to $69 while it's being crowdfunded on Kickstarter.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026
Another priority is scaling retails sales from platforms like Instagram, TikTok, WhatNot and Amazon.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
While the device retails for around $380, Dexcom discounts the device for anyone with a valid prescription and without coverage to below $200.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
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Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
While it's expected to retail at US$99, the HG02 is discounted to $69 while it's being crowdfunded on Kickstarter.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026
Another priority is scaling retails sales from platforms like Instagram, TikTok, WhatNot and Amazon.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
While the device retails for around $380, Dexcom discounts the device for anyone with a valid prescription and without coverage to below $200.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
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The bill would also require businesses that sell delivery goods, such as grocery delivery providers or DoorDash, to list a comparison of the delivery price versus the regular price if the goods were to be bought in-person at the store.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Greg Ketter has spent nearly five decades selling comic books and science fiction novels at DreamHaven Books and Comics in Minneapolis.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In addition, non-personally identifying information may be used by Penguin Random House Canada for marketing analysis purposes.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
6 Feb. 2026
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The sculptor contracted to build the statue, Alan Cottrill, soon called in a $90,000 debt the crypto bros owed for using his work to market their digital currency.—
Joe Wilkins Published Feb 5,
Futurism,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Retail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retail. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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