RETAIL

Retail

Retail is the sale of something in general. Retail is the sale of goods and services from individuals or businesses to the end-user. Retailers are part of an integrated system called the supply chain. A retailer purchases goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers directly or through a wholesale, and then sells smaller quantities to the consumer for a profit. Retailing can be done in either fixed locations like stores or markets, door-to-door or by delivery. Retailing includes subordinated services, such as delivery. The term "retailer" is also applied where a service provider services the needs of a large number of ...

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retail

Noun

  1. The sale of goods directly to the consumer; encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them, which are involved in the business of selling and point-of-sale marketing retail goods to the public.
    She works in retail.
  2. Retail price; full price; an abbreviated expression, meaning the full suggested price of a particular good or service, before any sale, discount, or other deal.
    I never pay retail for clothes.

Verb

  1. To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers.
  2. To repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.

Adjective

  1. Of, or relating to the (actual or figurative) sale of goods or services directly to individuals.

Adverb

  1. Direct to consumers, in retail quantities, or at retail prices.
    ''We've shut shown our reseller unit. We're only selling retail now.


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