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Holiday Schedules: How It All Began
The holidays feel magical for shoppers… but for retail workers, December often feels like a marathon you never trained for.
In Part 1 of this two-episode series, we’re taking a step back — way back — to uncover how holiday retail schedules were built over the last 100 years.
From the glamorous department store palaces of the 1920s…
to the bustling mall culture of the 80s…
to the big-box boom of the 90s…
We’re exploring how long hours, blackout dates, and mandatory holiday availability became the norm — and why December still carries so much emotional weight for the people who work behind the…
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