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The sale of goods to consumers in small quantities for personal use, as opposed to wholesale.
Le piccole attività di smercio al dettaglio stanno lottando contro i grandi rivenditori.
Small retail businesses are struggling against large retailers.
Il smercio al dettaglio di elettronica è in crescita grazie agli acquisti online.
Retail sales of electronics are growing due to online purchases.
Often used in economic reports and business contexts to distinguish from wholesale trade.
Remember that 'smercio al dettaglio' refers to sales to end consumers, while 'smercio all'ingrosso' (wholesale trade) refers to sales to businesses or retailers.
This phrase is frequently used in economic statistics and reports to describe consumer sales trends.
From 'smercio' (sale, trade) + 'al' (to the) + 'dettaglio' (retail, detail). 'Smercio' derives from the verb 'smerciare' (to sell), from 'merce' (merchandise), from Latin 'merx'. 'Dettaglio' comes from 'dettagliare' (to detail), from 'dettaglio' (detail), from Latin 'detaliare'.
This phrase is commonly used in formal business and economic contexts. It is interchangeable with 'vendita al dettaglio' in most situations.