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Ask a Manager: Should you let loose at the office holiday party?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Dec 15, 2017
Is it ever appropriate to give your boss a gift? We take your biggest holiday questions and ask a manager.
Should you let loose at the office holiday party?
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These days, the holiday magic happens in warehouses

by Reema Khrais
Dec 14, 2017
With online shopping now a $400 billion industry, fulfillment centers and warehouses are central to the season.
During the holiday season, orders to consumers nearly double at AMS Fulfillment Services, a company located outside of Los Angeles.
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Should you celebrate the holidays in your office?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Dec 11, 2017
We put your burning holiday questions to Ask a Manager's Alison Green.
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Christmas has always been about consumption

by Hayley Hershman
Dec 8, 2017
And if you feel like the holiday used to be better, you're not alone.
Flanders says it's what we consume around Christmas that's changed over the years.
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"A Christmas Carol" was supposed to be Dickens' moneymaker

by Hayley Hershman
Dec 1, 2017
Too bad it didn't make him any.
Circa 1954, English novelist and magazine columnist Monica Dickens reads to her children from "A Christmas Carol" by her grandfather Charles Dickens.  
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In holiday shopping season, brick and mortar stores have Santa advantage

by Tracey Samuelson
Nov 23, 2017
Macy’s flagship store in New York’s Herald Square now requires an online reservation for visits with Santa. “Santa’s a popular guy,” goes the explanation. Some 250,000 visitors come to Macy’s “Santaland” each year, according to the company. Santa visits are a big draw and can translate into big sales for retailers. Click the audio player above to hear […]
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Online shoppers can't escape all the holiday crowds

by Andy Uhler
Nov 23, 2017
According to the latest holiday shopping survey from Deloitte, 91 percent of the people who said they’d be shopping this holiday weekend are going to do at least some of it online. These online shoppers skip the crowds at the brick-mortar stores, but they still experience delays and frustration when the online retail sites can’t […]
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Want to see Santa? You better have an appointment

by Marketplace Contributor
Nov 21, 2017
“Santa’s a popular guy."
Before you head to Macy's this year, make sure to check if Santa can squeeze you in. 
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Ten percent of holiday gifts end up getting returned

by Andy Uhler
Dec 27, 2016
But retailers might actually want you to return gifts
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Stats brings Christmas to California year after year

by Robert Garrova
Dec 23, 2016
The Stathatos family have been in the business of holiday decor for more than 50 years.
Holiday decoration display at Stats Floral Supply in Pasadena, CA 
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