retail sector

collocation in English

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retail
noun[U]
uk
/ˈriː.teɪl/us
/ˈriː.teɪl/
the activity of selling goods to the public, usually ...
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sector
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsek.tər/us
/ˈsek.tɚ/
one of the areas into which the economic activity of a country ...
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(Definition ofretailandsectorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The separation of theretailsectorand the trades was for the most part disposed of as 'artificial'.
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The exercise was markedly less successful in engaging with theretailsector.
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The proportion of department stores within the entireretailsectorand the 'social danger' which originated with the new forms of distribution were minimalised.
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Action had to be taken against the overcrowding of theretailsector.
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Indians hold many middle-ranking positions in private sector employment (for example in banking, insurance, car sales and theretailsectorgenerally) and are prominent in both secondary and tertiary education.
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Is he aware that many young people eligible for the new deal will want to work in theretailsector?
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We can see the effects on theretailsectorin the difficulty faced by shops in our constituencies.
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We have chosen theretailsectorbecause it illustrates particularly well the problem that we are trying to deal with.
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Failing that, will he encourage theretailsectorto label those products to show that they come from countries with inferior welfare and hygiene standards?
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The keenest interest seems to be in the service andretailsector.
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Enormous pressures are placed on people in theretailsector.
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That is what is happening in theretailsector.
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Ministerial colleagues regularly meet representatives of industry, including theretailsector, to discuss further ways in which packaging waste can be reduced.
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So far as theretailsectoris concerned no decisions to make the change have yet been taken.
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Theretailsector, with its grocery shops and other shops, organises itself differently.
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Thousands of workers in my constituency and some 2.7 million people across the country are employed in theretailsector.
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Theretailsectoris particularly dependent on very small enterprises.
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This is a measure of how cost-effective they are at raising finance for government from theretailsector.
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I doubt whether the commercial orretailsectoris falling.
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I see no reason why there will not be further consolidation of theretailsector.
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