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Unplugging from work is extra hard ... and needed this year

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 25, 2020
It can be harder to disconnect from work, when the home is also your office.
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For retailers this year, a holiday decorating dilemma

by Andy Uhler
Nov 24, 2020
Go big with displays even though COVID is reducing foot traffic? Or dial back the decorations and shore up e-commerce?
A festive window display at Macy's Herald Square in New York on Thursday. Will retailers direct more resources to e-commerce this holiday season?
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With holiday tipping, "people worry about doing it right"

by Samantha Fields
Dec 23, 2019
Americans are more likely to tip people they interact with face-to-face than those that work more behind the scenes.
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How "The Nutcracker" became a holiday classic

by Tony Wagner
Dec 13, 2019
Tchaikovsky's ballet is a holiday institution and a big cash cow for dance companies. But it wasn't always that way.
"The Nutcracker" wasn't always a holiday tradition.
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Companies plan to party for the holidays this year

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 10, 2019
More firms are celebrating with employees and serving alcohol than last year, according to a Challenger, Gray & Christmas survey.
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Six fewer shipping days till Christmas puts pressure on UPS, FedEx and USPS

by Nova Safo
Dec 5, 2019
This year's late Thanksgiving has put shippers on alert. They're reminding customers to send their gifts early.
UPS has sent emails and social media messages about shipping deadlines. Above, a UPS worker sorts packages in San Francisco.
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Retailers offer online discounts because they want consumers to click to shop

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 25, 2018
And companies are getting more than just your money.
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Amazon tried out a new product this holiday season: real Christmas trees

by Molly Wood
Dec 21, 2018
And it sold out of them.
A truck drops a load of freshly harvested Christmas trees at a tree farm in Philomath, Oregon, in 2017.
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My Economy

My Economy: Housing the homeless during the winter

by Bennett Purser
Dec 20, 2018
"Here in Manchester, we say you're two paychecks away from homelessness."
Eleanor Watts with her dog Dexter.
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The backstory of Hot Wheels, the most popular toy 50 years ago

by Renata Sago
Dec 20, 2018
Fifty years later, the toy cars are still going strong.
There are more than 20,000 variations of Hot Wheels, according to Mattel.
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