The holiday season is make-or-break time for most of the retailing world. A large portion of annual sales -- and an even bigger chunk of earnings -- are generated in just those critical weeks encompassing November and December. Let's look at a few companies that executed well during that must-win period at the end of 2017, and a few that stumbled badly.
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