Pop-up tree lots sprout up all over Chicago during the holidays, only to disappear. What's a day in the life of this unique business? As one operator says: "It’s fast, it’s furious, and it’s over in ...

For more than 30 years, the Christmas tree lot next to Lloyd’s Restaurant on hectic U.S. Highway 280 has been a Birmingham holiday tradition. “I’ve got grandkids of my first customers as customers ...