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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His wife is the descendant of retailing magnate Isidor Straus and his wife, Ida, two of the wealthiest people to die aboard the Titanic, according to the New York Times.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 13 June 2025
The Hunts spent time on one of the biggest — the Benetti Lionheart owned by British retailing billionaire Sir Philip Green.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
And yet the e-commerce companies are likely to remain a dominant force in American online retailing, experts suggest.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 6 May 2025
Walmart will have to start raising prices later this month due to the high cost of tariffs, executives said on Thursday, even as the retailing giant's U.S. comparable sales surpassed expectations in the first quarter.
—Ananya Mariam Rajesh, USA Today, 16 May 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 13 June 2025
The Hunts spent time on one of the biggest — the Benetti Lionheart owned by British retailing billionaire Sir Philip Green.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
And yet the e-commerce companies are likely to remain a dominant force in American online retailing, experts suggest.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 6 May 2025
Walmart will have to start raising prices later this month due to the high cost of tariffs, executives said on Thursday, even as the retailing giant's U.S. comparable sales surpassed expectations in the first quarter.
—Ananya Mariam Rajesh, USA Today, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for retailing
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“Retailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retailing. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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