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a person or business that sells things directly to customers for their own use
The company is a leading retailer of women's clothing.
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Recent Examples of retailers
Here’s how to claim your lottery prize All Michigan Lottery retailers can redeem prizes up to $600.
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Detroit Free Press Staff, Freep.com, 4 Mar. 2026
In an effort to revitalize California's dying downtowns, state lawmakers are looking at ways to stop restaurants and retailers from going out of business and to fill vacant and boarded-up spaces.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Last month, Pinterest’s stock slumped after disclosing in its lackluster fourth-quarter earnings that tariff shocks have weighed on large retailers and contributed to a pullback in advertising spending.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
Here’s how to claim your lottery prize All Arizona Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $100 and may redeem winnings up to $599.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Cabot's stain products can be tinted into Acorn at retailers nationwide.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
So retailers and the stewards of public lands (whether that’s the city or the nonprofits that often manage parks) are learning from each other.
—Rachel Kraus, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Sheets turned a beekeeping hobby into Nature Nate’s Honey brand, carried by major retailers.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
But behind the scenes, the calculus for retailers is enormously complex.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 3 Mar. 2026
Detroit Free Press Staff, Freep.com, 4 Mar. 2026
In an effort to revitalize California's dying downtowns, state lawmakers are looking at ways to stop restaurants and retailers from going out of business and to fill vacant and boarded-up spaces.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Last month, Pinterest’s stock slumped after disclosing in its lackluster fourth-quarter earnings that tariff shocks have weighed on large retailers and contributed to a pullback in advertising spending.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
Here’s how to claim your lottery prize All Arizona Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $100 and may redeem winnings up to $599.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Cabot's stain products can be tinted into Acorn at retailers nationwide.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
So retailers and the stewards of public lands (whether that’s the city or the nonprofits that often manage parks) are learning from each other.
—Rachel Kraus, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Sheets turned a beekeeping hobby into Nature Nate’s Honey brand, carried by major retailers.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
But behind the scenes, the calculus for retailers is enormously complex.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retailers
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Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
11 Jan. 2026
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The reason CrowdStrike shares are down 16% this year, alongside many other enterprise software companies, is that some investors believe that large language models (LLMs), with their rapidly improving capabilities, will one day displace even the best traditional cybersecurity vendors.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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Beyond the ownership of Ticketmaster, the DOJ claims Live Nation forces venues to sign exclusive contracts with Ticketmaster, barring the inclusion of other ticket vendors.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Retailers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retailers. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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