Christmas gifts

Tips for a successful office Secret Santa
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Gift giving at the office can be stressful, but it doesn’t have to be
Stores switch holiday sales strategy
You’ve waited until the last minute to do your Christmas shopping. It’s too late to order stuff online and get it by Christmas Day so you have to head to the mall. Brick-and-mortar stores have the advantage now. And they may not be offering the best last-minute deals. Click the audio player above to hear […]
Ask a Manager: Should you let loose at the office holiday party?
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Is it ever appropriate to give your boss a gift? We take your biggest holiday questions and ask a manager.
Christmas gifts were all about grown-ups, in post-war America
CBS Corporation
Sarah Archer explores Christmas gift giving in post-war America in her book, "Midcentury Christmas."
Holidays put the bow on the gift-wrapping industry
Kristofor Husted
In the U.S., gift wrap accounts for $3.2 billion a year in retail sales.
The pathways of holiday packages
This holiday season, UPS is delivering an estimated 630 million packages globally.
Google knows what’s under the Christmas tree
New York Times mines search-engine data to see what gifts people are searching for, city by city.

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