Amazon.com, Alibaba Group, and Costco Wholesale are the three Retail stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Retail stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that are primarily bought and sold by individual, non-professional investors rather than by large institutions like mutual funds or pension plans. Because retail investors often trade based on news, social media sentiment or short-term trends, these stocks can exhibit higher volatility and sharp price swings. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Retail stocks within the last several days. Get alerts:Amazon.com (AMZN)Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally.