by Mike Duff | May 8, 2026 | Retail Articles
Import volume at major U.S. container ports is expected to remain below year-ago levels into early fall despite temporary gains in May and June, according to the latest Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. The news...
by Peter Giannetti | Apr 23, 2026 | HomePage Views
If there is one thing all, yes, all, should agree on it’s the start of the IEEPA tariff refund process is a positive development for the home and housewares business. So far, any expectation of an appeal by the White House of the trade court refund ruling has...
by Mike Duff | Mar 13, 2026 | Retail Articles
Imports at major container ports in the United States are likely to remain below last year’s levels for the first half of 2026 amid ongoing tariff uncertainty, but it is too soon to gauge the impact of the conflict in Iran, according to the Global Port Tracker report...
by Peter Giannetti | Mar 5, 2026 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Home and housewares importers who paid IEEPA tariffs are a step closer to possible relief after a U.S. Court of International Trade judge ruled the U.S. government must refund all tariffs collected under an emergency power authority ruled to be unlawful by the U.S....
by Peter Giannetti | Feb 27, 2026 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Economist Keith Prather this week laid out three scenarios related to the new Section 122 global tariff enacted this week in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling reject certain tariffs imposed by President Trump. Prather (pictured above), co-founder and managing...