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Hollister Is the Secret Stench of Christmas

This holiday, I’m longing for the odor of hots with spiky hair and puka-shell necklaces. Could it be that the much-derided Hollister scent is… actually good?

How Retail Workers Deal With Nonstop Christmas Music Without Going Nuts

‘I heard ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ 27 times last week — I counted.’

The Spooky Economics of Halloween Costume Pop-Up Shops

Here by Labor Day, gone by November. How do they work?

The Birds of Home Depot Help the Long Days Fly By

They may tear into the birdseed and poop in the store. But for Home Depot employees, the feathery friends have become unofficial mascots and a major part of company culture