retail prices
1Retail Prices Index — (RPI) The main domestic measure of inflation in the UK, published by the Office for National Statistics. It measures the average change from month to month in the prices of goods and services purchased by most households in the UK. The government …
2Retail Prices Index — ( RPI) An inflationary indicator that measures the prices of a representative sample of household goods and services. It is a general indicator which is used to measure the rise or fall in the cost of living …
3Retail — stores redirects here. For the comic strip by Norm Feuti, see Retail (comic strip). Drawing of a self service store. Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store …
4retail — [rē′tāl΄; ] for vt.2, usually [ ri tāl′] n. [ME retaile < OFr retaille, lit., a cutting < retailler, to cut up < re , again + tailler, to cut: see TAILOR] the sale of goods or articles individually or in small quantities directly to the… …
5retail price index — noun an index of changes in retail prices • Hypernyms: ↑price index, ↑price level * * * retail price index noun A monthly index of the retail prices of specific household goods and services, used as a measure of the rate of inflation (abbrev RPI) …
6retail — 1. noun a) The sale of goods directly to the consumer; encompassing the storefronts, mail order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them, which are involved in the business of selling and point… …
7retail price — The total price charged for a product sold to a customer, which includes the manufacturer s cost plus a retail markup. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * retail price retail price ➔ price1 * * * retail price UK US noun [C] COMMERCE ► the price… …
8retail price index — /ˌri:teɪl praɪs ˌɪndeks/, retail prices index /ˌri:teɪl praɪsɪz ˌɪndeks/ noun an index which shows how prices of consumer goods have increased or decreased over a period of time. Abbreviation RPI COMMENT: In the UK, the RPI is calculated on a… …
9Retail loss prevention — (in some retailers known as Asset Protection) is a form of private investigation into larceny or theft. The focus of such investigations generally includes shoplifting, package pilferage, embezzlement, credit fraud, and check fraud. Loss… …
10retail therapy — noun (facetious) Shopping, regarded as a means of improving one s mental state • • • Main Entry: ↑retail * * * ˌretail ˈtherapy 7 [retail therapy] noun …
