retail

柯林斯词典

1. N-UNCOUNT Retail is the activity of selling products direct to the public, usually in small quantities. Compare . 零售[商业]
Retail stores usually count on the Christmas season to make up to half of their annual profits. 零售商店通常指望圣诞节期间来赚取一半的年利润。
2. ADV If something is sold retail, it is sold in ordinary shops direct to the public. 以零售方式地[商业] [ADV after v]
We sell wholesale to several chains that sell retail to the public. 我们批发给几家向公众零售的连锁店。
3. V-I If an item in a shop retails at or for a particular price, it is for sale at that price. (按某种价格) 零售[商业]
It originally retailed at $23.50. 它起初按$23.50的价格零售。
4. →see also retailing

The retail group outbid all three competitors for space in the shopping centre .
Shares in retail businesses were marked up on the news that consumer spending rose last month .
Christmas will not be enough to save the retail industry .
Large retail chains are usually only prepared to locate stores in areas of high population density .
It's the latest American retail giant to cross the Atlantic.