COLUMBIA, Mo. - Soon after Halloween, retailers put up Christmas trees and red trim next to cardboard cutouts of Frosty, Rudolph and Santa. These familiar symbols of the holiday season signify the most important time of the year for retailers: when the yearly bottom line can go from negative to positive in a matter of a few weeks.
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