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Retailers give the Christmas shopping season an even earlier start, elicit few holiday cheers

Lowe's employee Dave Lleva helped set up a towering display of Christmas decorations in Woburn last week. Lowe's employee Dave Lleva helped set up a towering display of Christmas decorations in Woburn last week. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)
By Peter Schworm
Globe Staff / September 28, 2009

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Clad in cargo pants and flip-flops on a recent day that reached into the upper 70s, Marie Mason browsed the aisles at Kohl’s with a breezy nonchalance. She had no list, no shopping agenda to speak of. Just skimming about for something to strike her fancy. (Full article: 965 words)

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