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The Conversation: Wedding bells and wedding gifts

By Marketplace Weekend Staff

May 27, 2016

What kinds of gifts did you ask for or register for? — Kristofor Husted

What kinds of gifts have you requested of others?

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Saving Wikipedia, one cup of coffee at a time

By Marketplace staff

December 28, 2015

A cup of just-brewed flat white — a variation on the classic cappuccino. — Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Here are the numbers we're reading and watching for Monday.

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Holidays put the bow on the gift-wrapping industry

By Kristofor Husted

December 23, 2015

Melissa Anderson, who has been wrapping presents for customers at Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza shopping center for five years, said she wraps most gifts between Thanksgiving and Christmas. — Kristofor Husted

In the U.S., gift wrap accounts for $3.2 billion a year in retail sales.

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The pathways of holiday packages

By Stephanie Hughes

December 23, 2015

Pedestrians are seen reflected in the side of a UPS truck. — Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

This holiday season, UPS is delivering an estimated 630 million packages globally.

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What do you buy for an anniversary?

By Marketplace Weekend Staff

July 02, 2015

TOKYO, JAPAN: An employee of Harry Winston admires a necklace of the world's biggest green diamond 'Dresden Green' at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo. — TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images

Who is making money of our emotions?

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The big business of fruit arrangements

By Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios

May 08, 2015

An edible arrangements delivery truck. — JeepersMedia/Flickr/Creative Commons

The CEO of Edible Arrangements talks about how his business started.

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Modern gift-wrap tradition has ties to Hallmark

By Sarah Hulett

December 24, 2014

Intellichick/ Flickr

Wrapping paper as we know it took off about 100 years ago. Now it's a $3 billion industry.

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Google knows what's under the Christmas tree

By Adriene Hill

December 24, 2014

(Seth Kelley/Marketplace)

New York Times mines search-engine data to see what gifts people are searching for, city by city.

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This year's must-have holiday gifts

By Sam Weiner and Daniel Kibblesmith

December 12, 2014

An iPad Air 2 for every girl and boy. Ho! Ho! Ho! — Fox Photos/Getty Images

Sam Weiner and Daniel Kibblesmith present their 2014 holiday gift guide.

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