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Intersection: Holiday Shopping

Florida Mall. Photo: Miosotis Jade, via Wikimedia Commons
Florida Mall. Photo: Miosotis Jade, via Wikimedia Commons

The holiday shopping season is here and it should be a good one for Florida retailers, even though the average amount people are spending on gifts is less than last year.

We talk to James Miller from the Florida Retail Federation about what’s driving sales, how tourism affects profits, how small businesses are adapting to the surge in online shopping and what toys are the favorites.

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