| 单词 | retail |
| 释义 | retail (riːteɪl ) Word forms: retails , retailing , retailed pronunciation note: The pronunciation is (riːteɪl ) for meanings [sense 1] to , [sense 3], and (riːteɪl ) for meaning [sense 4]. 1. uncountable noun [usually NOUN noun] Retail is the activity of selling goods direct to the public, usually in small quantities. Compare wholesale. [business] ...retail stores. Retail sales grew just 3.8 percent last year. People are increasingly using online retail rather than going shopping. 2. adverb [ADVERB after verb] If something is sold retail, it is sold in ordinary shops direct to the public. [business] 3. verb If an item in a shop retails at or for a particular price, it is on sale at that price. [business] It originally retailed at £23.50. [V + at/for] 4. verb If someone retails a story or event, they tell it to someone else, often in detail and in an exciting way. [literary] Mr Hastings gleefully retailed the story to Mr Anderson over lunch. [VERB noun] 5. See also retailing Collocations: retail branch Placements usually include time in the retail branch network and a team manager role. Times, Sunday Times The downtown retail branch closed several years ago as retail trade increasingly moved to shopping malls in the outskirts of the city. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In nations with lower population densities, meeting the operating costs of a retail branch by serving nearby customers has proven considerably more challenging. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When queues formed outside the retail branches, it was clear that something had to be done. The Sun The bank said that no customer-service staff in retail branches or in its call centres would be affected. Times, Sunday Times His retail company, with 1,300 staff, recently reported an annual turnover of 60 million. Times, Sunday Times Dobbies has defended its conduct over the sale, pointing out that the disposal price represents the highest-rated offer for a retail company for 30 years. Times, Sunday Times In 1983 the company transformed itself from a wholesale import firm into a retail company. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A scheme started in 2008 by a large retail company allowed household batteries to be posted free of charge in envelopes available at their shops. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Day had financial experience, but woefully lacked any practical front-line sales experience needed to run a retail company. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Significant schemes in the pipeline or underway add up to more than 805 million of investment in commercial and retail development in the city. Times, Sunday Times He added that the lack of new retail development in, and out of, town centres would continue for at least another five years. Times, Sunday Times Smaller towns were losing business to larger rivals that had undertaken significant retail development. Times, Sunday Times Our planning reforms actually safeguard a 'town centre first' policy for new retail development to help to protect the high street. Times, Sunday Times The company has planning consent for a 139,000 sq ft office and retail development on the site. Times, Sunday Times By the end of the recession, whenever that may be, what will the retail landscape look like? Times, Sunday Times Sportswear worn beyond the gym has a category all of its own in the retail landscape: athleisure. Times,Sunday Times Signs of a change in the retail landscape have been evident since the start of the year. Times, Sunday Times They are unfazed by the tumultuous changes in the retail landscape. Times, Sunday Times It's a sentiment being felt right across the retail landscape, from the most innovative to the most established stores. Times, Sunday Times Colliers surveyed the owners of more than 120 million sq ft of retail property. Times,Sunday Times The fund has been hit by heavy falls in the value of retail property, which makes up 37 per cent of its portfolio. Times,Sunday Times It will aim to shore up confidence in valuations in response to concerns that surveyors have been valuing retail property too optimistically. Times,Sunday Times It sold almost £500 million of properties last year, but investors' poor appetite for retail property makes it difficult. Times,Sunday Times In these circumstances, the retail property developers look dangerously exposed. Times, Sunday Times The retailer has also pushed into the multi-channel arena, with online and catalogue sales representing a third of retail revenue. Times, Sunday Times Mulberry's retail revenue has risen by 1 per cent and the group returned to growth in the second half of the year. Times, Sunday Times Retail revenue was 215.2 million and wholesale revenue up 43.8 per cent at 118.8 million. Times, Sunday Times Like-for-like sales were up by 12.7 per cent as retail revenue rose by 20.6 per cent, to 501.6 million. Times, Sunday Times Retail revenue was up 19.8% to 571m, with like-for-like growth of 7.3%. Times, Sunday Times This trend towards tightfistedness is showing up in the retail sales numbers. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Official figures show retail sales held up pretty well through to the end of last year, but that spending on big-ticket items was very weak. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The buoyant mood spreading through the economy was strengthened yesterday by surprisingly good retail sales and employment figures. Times, Sunday Times (2013) More than two thirds of economic growth is derived from consumer spending, of which retail sales are a big contributor. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Debit cards account for more than half of retail sales and for 32 per cent of all transactions. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Interest rates have eased consumers' purses a little, but conditions remain tougher than buyers of retail shares seem to realise. ST The anticipation of an upturn in consumer spending has jolted listed retail shares upwards over the past few months. ST Retail shares rose on publication of the consultation. Times, Sunday Times Investors are therefore being urged to pick retail shares carefully and look for survivors. Times, Sunday Times As one of the more cyclical sectors, a rebound in retail shares was always on the cards once confidence started to return. Times, Sunday Times He doubled down by suggesting that his product was probably a bit too cheap to capture prime retail space in airports. Times, Sunday Times Add to this mix the fact that the supermarkets, rightly or wrongly, continue to expand their retail space. Times, Sunday Times Building begins on the next phase, another 350 homes and retail space, at the end of this year. Times, Sunday Times There will be a more diverse retail space, with seven restaurant and retail units, each with canopy-covered outdoor seating areas, arranged around the rink. Times, Sunday Times Forty per cent of the city's retail space was wiped out, threatening hundreds of businesses. Times, Sunday Times Internet shopping grew by 54 per cent last year to account for 15p in every 1 of retail spending. Times, Sunday Times The amount spent online now accounts for more than 13 per cent of all retail spending, excluding petrol. Times, Sunday Times Retail spending rose in the first two months of the year but fell back again last month. Times, Sunday Times Retail spending increased last month as the prospect of tighter coronavirus restrictions during the winter persuaded consumers to renovate their homes. Times,Sunday Times Corporate investment, hiring and retail spending were all cut back in the spring to reflect the new risks facing the world economy. Times, Sunday Times But buying a retail stock that on clothing sales seems right now. Times, Sunday Times It's a tricky weekend for a retail stock tip, but here goes. Times,Sunday Times Do not use retail stock as this will not be credited. The Sun Food retailing may be the first defensive retail stock to spring to mind. Times, Sunday Times Do not use your retail stock to give away as these coupons will not be credited. The Sun She recently applied for a sales assistant role at a national retail store. Times, Sunday Times I followed her advice and got a sales position in a retail store. Christianity Today Let's say a member drops by a local retail store and buys $100-worth of packs for the drive. Christianity Today The shop acts more like a community center for local snowboard enthusiasts than a retail store. Christianity Today It arose in complex commercial litigation about damage sustained to a retail store site. Times, Sunday Times You pay a deposit, again typically 10% of the retail value of the car. Times, Sunday Times The total retail value of the sales climbed 15 per cent. Times, Sunday Times The thief was stopped when police caught him stealing three pairs of shoes with a total retail value, when new, of two million won (1,123). Times, Sunday Times About 223 million points were redeemed in the first ten days after the launch, equivalent to a retail value of more than $770,000. Times, Sunday Times The insurers are no longer liable for the painting's full retail value. Times,Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 零售, 零售 Japanese: 小売り, 小売りする |
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