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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Reports in German media from 2018 indicate that, at that stage, private investors included the founders of German online retailing giant Zalando: Robert Gentz, David Schneider and Rubin Ritter.
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Cathrin Schaer, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
Walmart will begin delivering prescriptions across the U.S. early next year, as the retailing giant strives to keep pace with rival Amazon in competing for health care dollars.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2024
For many of the previous 30 to 40 years prior, Kmart was a major force in US retailing.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
The retailing giant introduced the Kindle in 2007, and every device since then has had a black-and-white screen.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
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Cathrin Schaer, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
Walmart will begin delivering prescriptions across the U.S. early next year, as the retailing giant strives to keep pace with rival Amazon in competing for health care dollars.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2024
For many of the previous 30 to 40 years prior, Kmart was a major force in US retailing.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
The retailing giant introduced the Kindle in 2007, and every device since then has had a black-and-white screen.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Retailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retailing. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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