retailing
noun
re·tail·ing
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Definition of retailing
: the activities involved in the selling of goods to ultimate consumers for personal or household consumption
Examples of retailing in a Sentence
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Apple also announced upgrades for is Apple Watch, revealing new features for the Series 5, retailing at $399 (or $499 with cellular), which will lower the Series 3 watch price to only $199. — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, "Apple Announces New iPhones Costing $699 — Here Are the Most Impressive Features," 10 Sep. 2019 Its insolvency proves that the upheaval in retailing is not confined to suburban shopping malls. — The Economist, "Business this week," 10 Aug. 2019 Part of the reason is the decline of traditional retailing in general. — Stephen Gandel, CBS News, "Victoria's Secret parent company's stock down as Jeffrey Epstein ties emerge," 11 July 2019 Walmart, Tesla work on suit Walmart is working on a resolution with Tesla after the retailing giant sued the Palo Alto company over solar panels that caught fire. — SFChronicle.com, "Some Targets to add Disney shops; finger lickin’ fake chicken; Otezla deal," 26 Aug. 2019 Walmart said Friday that is working on a resolution with Tesla after the retailing giant sued the electric car company’s energy division for installing rooftop solar panels that caught fire. — Washington Post, "Walmart, Tesla pause in legal fight over fiery solar panels," 23 Aug. 2019 Perhaps hoping to gin up more controversy, retailing giant Walmart has filed a patent application to create a digital currency that would be backed by actual currencies like, say, the U.S. dollar. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, "Why ‘Fitness Tech’ Is Working Out—Data Sheet," 2 Aug. 2019 Arthur Ryan, the chairman and founder of Primark, the low-cost fashion chain that began as a single store in Dublin and grew into an international retailing giant, died on July 8 at his home in Ballsbridge, Ireland. — Amie Tsang, BostonGlobe.com, "Arthur Ryan, who founded the low-cost fashion chain Primark, dies at 83," 19 July 2019 His wife was criticized for sporting a Christian Dior handbag retailing for $1,600 while millions of people starved in her country. — Amy Gunia, Time, "Here's How North Korea Gets Luxury Goods Despite Sanctions," 17 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'retailing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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retailing
noun
English Language Learners Definition of retailing
: the business of selling things directly to customers for their own use
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