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Originally posted by baltassoc
Hmpfh. I work with a lot of retailers. fourth quarter generally represents between 50 and 75 percent of annual sales. Without Christmas the US economy would grind to a sudden halt.
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Yes, but how much of that commerce wouldn't occur in another setting over the rest of the year? Is all of the commerce at Christmas contrived for the holiday or would people buy gifts or acquire the possessions in other settings? Or some proportion of them?
This excepts Christmas specific items, which are probably substantial but certainly not the bulk of what you citing.
