as in sells
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 retails
The So Nude Sandal, one of Aquazzura’s most streamlined silhouettes, retails for $850 and features a single narrow front strap, an open toe and a slim 105-millimeter stiletto secured by a barely-there slingback.
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2025
The cup, which retails at just under $30 per Starbucks’ website, is one of several new holiday items the coffee chain introduced this year.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Apparel prices range from $55-$85, and the Buddy Lee Figurine retails for $199.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
The tumbler version offers three holiday designs (snowflake, reindeer, or tree) and retails for $22.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
The best-selling turtleneck style comes in two color options, solid black and white, and retails at $168.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Soon people on social media began to notice how much the bag—which retails for anywhere from $60 to $80—resembles a Birkin.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 Jan. 2025
The smallest non-bronze figure retails for $745.
—Ariana Green, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
The 2024 Woodford Reserve bottle retails for $55 available in stores and online.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2025
The cup, which retails at just under $30 per Starbucks’ website, is one of several new holiday items the coffee chain introduced this year.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Apparel prices range from $55-$85, and the Buddy Lee Figurine retails for $199.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
The tumbler version offers three holiday designs (snowflake, reindeer, or tree) and retails for $22.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
The best-selling turtleneck style comes in two color options, solid black and white, and retails at $168.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Soon people on social media began to notice how much the bag—which retails for anywhere from $60 to $80—resembles a Birkin.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 Jan. 2025
The smallest non-bronze figure retails for $745.
—Ariana Green, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
The 2024 Woodford Reserve bottle retails for $55 available in stores and online.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retails
sells
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In business since 2012, Khandwala sells mostly through her two freestanding stores in Bombay and New Delhi, nine shops-in-shop in India, and her website, where 75 percent of the business is done outside of India.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Starbucks no longer sells its merchandise online.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Retails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retails. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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