retail
51retail banking — ➔ banking * * * retail banking UK US noun [U] (also consumer banking) ► BANKING the activities of banks that provide services to the public and to small businesses rather than to large companies and organizations: »Growth in the company s core… …
52retail investor — ➔ investor * * * retail investor UK US noun [C] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► a member of the public who makes investments, not a large organization or business that makes investments: »The Bank is wooing retail investors; it has just published a… …
53retail store — UK US noun [C] (also retail shop) COMMERCE ► a store that sells goods to the public: »Retail stores must compete with goods sold on the internet. »Sales at retail stores rose 0.7% in June. »The product will be available in retail stores for under …
54Retail in Aberdeen — Retail in Aberdeen, Scotland is extremely important to the local economy and the city has the largest selection of shopping facilities of towns the north of Scotland. The major shopping streets have traditionally been Union Street and George… …
55retail bank — ➔ bank1 * * * retail bank UK US noun [C] ► BANKING a bank that provides services to the public and to small businesses rather than to large companies or organizations: »French retail banks have been doing well. → Compare COMMERCIAL BANK(Cf. ↑ …
56retail merchant — ➔ merchant * * * retail merchant UK US noun [C] US COMMERCE ► a business that sells directly to the public from a store: »These layoffs and plant closings have impacted Brownsville retail merchants and other businesses as well …
57retail therapy — ˌretail ˈtherapy noun [uncountable] when people go shopping in order to feel better, rather than because they really need to buy things, often used humorously * * * retail therapy UK US noun [U] HUMOROUS ► the activity of going shopping in order… …
58retail management — UK US noun [U] COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT ► the activity of managing stores that sell goods to the public: »She has worked in retail management and customer service. retail manager noun [C] ► »He is a retail manager in a clothes shop …
59retail manager — retail management UK US noun [U] COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT ► the activity of managing stores that sell goods to the public: »She has worked in retail management and customer service. retail manager noun [C] ► »He is a retail manager in a clothes shop …
60retail shop — UK US noun [C] COMMERCE ► RETAIL STORE(Cf. ↑retail store): »Until the 1970s it was a thriving area, filled with restaurants, retail shops, and businesses …
