retail politics, retailer, shoppers, discount, fend off

Xi Jinping, China’s president, will make an attempt at retail politics when he visits the United States from September 22nd. But he will do little to win over Americans—now far less optimistic about changing China, and increasingly wary of its growing strengthhttp://econ.st/1KjMdLE


Microsoft to Open Stores, Hires Retail Hand

Microsoft hired David Porter to help the company open stores under the Microsoft name, a strategy shift that underscores Apple's success in the retail business.

Tesco Broadens Discount Line As Retailers Fight for Shoppers

Britain's biggest retailer, Tesco, said it is expanding its line of discount products as part of an effort to drop prices and fend off escalating competition.


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人手; （普通pl.） 職人;

shop (PLACE TO BUY THINGS) Show phonetics
noun [C]
1 (US USUALLY store) a building, or a room in a building, where you can buy goods or obtain services:
a book/clothes/record/sweet shop
a barber's/betting shop
I need to go to the shops - I've got no food in the house.

2 UK the act of shopping, especially of shopping for food and other things needed in the house:
I usually do the weekly shop on a Monday.

shop Show phonetics
verb [I] -pp-
to buy things in shops:
I like to shop at Harrods for clothes.
If I'm just shopping for food, I tend to go to the local supermarket.

shopper Show phonetics
noun [C]
a person who is buying things from a shop or a number of shops:
crowds of Christmas shoppers

shopping Show phonetics
noun [U]
1 the activity of buying things from shops:
The store is open for late night shopping on Wednesdays.
I'm going shopping this afternoon.
My granddaughter does my weekly shopping for me.
Christmas shopping

2 goods which you have bought from shops, especially food:
She had so many bags of shopping that she could hardly carry them.
I forgot my shopping list.



fend sth off phrasal verb [M]
to avoid dealing with something that is unpleasant or difficult to deal with:
Somehow she managed to fend off the awkward questions.

fend sth off phrasal verb [M]
to avoid dealing with something that is unpleasant or difficult to deal with:
Somehow she managed to fend off the awkward questions.

retail politicsLine breaks: re¦tail pol¦it|ics

Definition of retail politics in English:

plural noun

[TREATED AS SINGULAR OR PLURAL] US

A style of political campaigning in which the candidate attends local events in order to target voterson a small-scale or individual basis.

Origin

Early 20th century: first referring to the practice of paying for votes.

retail Show phonetics
noun [U]
the activity of selling goods to the public, usually in small quantities:
The job is open to applicants with over two years' experience in retail.
The clothing company has six retail outlets (= shops) in south-eastern Australia.
$13 off the manufacturer's recommended retail price
Compare wholesale (SELLING).

retail Show phonetics
verb [T]
1 to sell goods to the public in shops or by post:
The company makes and retails moderately priced sportswear.

2 retail at/for sth to be sold at a particular price:
This model of computer is retailing at £650.

retail Show phonetics
adverb
It's much cheaper to buy wholesale than retail.

retailer Show phonetics
noun [C]
a person, shop or business that sells goods to the public:
a big electronics retailer