retail

sale of goods and services from individuals or businesses to the end-user
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retail

Summary

retail is a field of work[1]. retail ranks in the top 6% of field_of_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,801 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • retail's instance of is recorded as field of work[3].
  • retail's instance of is recorded as type of economic interaction[4].
  • retail is a type of trade[5].
  • retail is part of tertiary sector of the economy[6].
  • retail's Commons category is recorded as Retail[7].
  • retail's industry is recorded as retail industry[8].
  • retail's said to be the same as is recorded as retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles[9].
  • retail is the opposite of wholesale[10].
  • retail comprises shop[11].
  • retail comprises supermarket[12].
  • retail comprises marketplace[13].
  • retail's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Retailing[14].
  • retail's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • retail's practiced by is recorded as retailer[16].
  • retail's practiced by is recorded as Kijacy[17].
  • retail's practiced by is recorded as retail worker[18].
  • retail's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include field of work[3] and type of economic interaction[4]. retail is a type of trade[5]. retail is the opposite of wholesale[10].

Use and Application

Components include shop[11], supermarket[12], and marketplace[13]. retail is part of tertiary sector of the economy[6].

Why It Matters

retail ranks in the top 6% of field_of_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,801 views/month).[2] retail has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] retail is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . roiw.org. roiw.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). retail. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/retail
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_retail_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{retail}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/retail}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 1d ago · Alan ffm · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of field of work, type of economic interaction
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q627436]]"
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