Instruction: Answer the given question by extracting information from the supporting document.

Input:
Question: Is the cord retractable? or how does it store?
Document: I would recomend Electrolux replace the small plastic hard surface wheels with rubber wheels, to cut down on hard surface travel noise, add a retractable cord reel and a longer hose.Since we had a good warranty experience with Electrolux I purchased our second one model EL8807a for our upstairs. It is too new to review, but performs very well so far. Has many similiar features as the EL8502. I hope the roller brush cleaner continues to work as advertised since this was one of the reasons we purchased it.
Though impressed with several nice features on this vacuum at the store, it fell short on the key issue: It could not pick up particles on my carpet. Here are the details:  We have handmade oriental carpets. That should make them easy to clean because they are short, not shag. But, even loose cotton fibers from my husband's socks were a challenge for this vaccum on the two carpet settings.
Bought from a big box store and was cheaper. I have a parrot so a I needed something that worked and this works very well, alot better then my Dyson. Alot of reviews say its hard to push, height should be on medium or high not low just as the manual says and you wont have a problem unless your really weak or something. Low is for bare floors.
I was at another store and took a look at this vacuum. Honestly I was interested in a high quality vacuum but I'm cheap. When I am interested in buying anything from amazon I go out and feel it, see it. I love quality like I said and my old vacuum cleaner was a commercial hoover. Did that thing take a beating.
Bought this vac today at Costco for 160 bucks and thought it was going to be great. Really looked like a well made quality unit with good looks and smart features and my wife loved it at the store. Then I got it home, took it out of the box and after I put it together and tried it the right wheel fell off and the height adjustment refused to work. Being naturally curious and an engineer for a living I looked at the problems.
The only two things that don't give it 100% are the cord (wish it was longer) and that the vacuum doesn't recline further to reach under furniture.
There is a cool LED light that serves no function but it looks pretty.The attachments all fit onto the vacuum and do not fall off when stored...this is always a plus for me. The cord does not retract but the way the machine is designed, it is easy to wind up and looks tidier than most vacuums.
This vacuum has decent suction, is lightweight and easy to maneuver. The problem I have with it is that the cord is so short! I would not recommend this vacuum as your main workhorse unless you don't mind unplugging it and moving to another outlet to get the job done or if you don't have to vacuum very often.
So glad my husband broke our Dyson. This vacuum has way more suction and with two cats and two large dogs, we need a powerful vacuum to get up all the fur. Nice long cord and can do my entire staircase without lifting the vacuum. Would highly reccomend.
It is not easy to wind without bumping into the hose and the attachments and there is just barely enough room to wrap the entire cord. Because of this, I usually just wind the cord manually and hang it over the handle. It's not neat looking but it's way easier5. This is a minor nitpick but the filter exhaust is located on the front near the bottom.
Answer: The cord is not retractable. The reason our vacuum became unreliable has been due to a loose connection. If we pulled slightly on the lead or pushed it slightly into the back of the machine it would work.It maybe a simple loose connection but infuriatingly it seems a huge job to remedy the problem.In short if the lead still comes out of the plastic rotating lug that you wind the lead around I would be worried you would eventually have the same problem we experienced. Good luck on your decision.