White Christmases are nice. Retailers would prefer a green one.

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Quarterly results from major retailers could give us a preview of what holiday spending will look like.
Music from the episode
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The team
David Brancaccio
Host
Leanna Byrne
Host, BBC
Kelly Silvera
Executive Producer
Meredith Garretson Morbey
Senior Producer
Erika Soderstrom
Producer
Alex Schroeder
Producer
Ariana Rosas
Producer
Jesson Duller
Media Producer
Nick Esposito
Media Producer
Dylan Miettinen
Associate Digital Producer
Nic Perez
Director/Producer
James Graham
Producer, BBC
Jo Critcher
Producer, BBC
Naomi Rainey
Producer, BBC
Lis Mahy
Producer, BBC