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Oh, Christmas tree: The economics of the US holiday tree industry

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Clinical Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
imagePeace, joy and profit margins: Retailers sell Christmas trees at a markup of up to 500%.Iuliia Bondar/Getty Images Plus

Christmas today is a big business, and one part of that is the multibillion-dollar business of selling Christmas trees. The U.S. Christmas tree industry is so large, it even has two dueling trade groups: one that supports natural...

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