Putting The Holidays In Perspective
Every year, from Thanksgiving until New Year’s, the business pages of the newspaper are filled with prognistications of whether holiday retail sales will meet expectations. In 2011, holiday sales represented 20% of total retail industry sales. For some retailers, holiday purchases represent 40% of annual sales. Those people are allowed to stress out about the holidays. But why are the rest of us so stressed out?
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