retail sales
noun [ plural ]
COMMERCE, ECONOMICS ukussales of goods to the public rather than to businesses, stores, etc., often considered in relation to economic activity as a whole:
Retail sales fell 0.3% in January.
a fall/drop/rise in retail sales Economists expect a 1.5% rise in retail sales, compared with a 0.1% drop last year.
Official retail sales figures for March are published next week.