Definition of "retailing" []

• The functions and activities involved in the selling of commodities directly to consumers. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "One trend in retailing is the increasing number of one-price stores, where all merchandise is sold for the same price."
• "I think what Matthew is trying to say is that some people got some minimum wage shitjobs in retailing during the Christmas season, then were fired after New Years"
• "I think what Matthew is trying to say is that some people got some minimum wage shitjobs in retailing during the Christmas season, then were fired after New Years, and are now submitting unemployment claims that make the initial unemployment claims spike."