by Mike Duff | Feb 23, 2026 | Featured News, Retail Articles
As President Donald Trump imposes a new 15% tariff despite a United States Supreme Court ruling against the legal justification he used to impose sweeping global duties, the view moving forward remains murky about refunds many excise payers now expect. A recent...
by Mike Duff | Feb 16, 2026 | Retail Articles
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported that almost 90% of the economic burden arising from White House tariff exactions through 2025 fell on firms and consumers in the United States with the average tariff rate on U.S. imports increasing from 2.6% to 13%. The...
by Mike Duff | Jan 9, 2026 | Retail Articles
The outlook for January import volume at major container ports in the United States shows the first increase in six months, but it also indicates that goods movement will remain down year over year until spring, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by...
by Mike Duff | Jan 5, 2026 | Retail Articles
A third of U.S. consumers took on debt at an average of $1,223 during the 2025 holiday season, according to a LendingTree survey of more than 2,000 respondents. In all, 37% of consumers surveyed racked up holiday debt, averaging $1,223 as registered by mid December,...
by Mike Duff | Dec 15, 2025 | Retail Articles
Most U.S. consumers plan to celebrate Christmas this year, with holiday spending expectations largely steady, though a sizable share expect to pull back, according to Numerator’s 2025 Q4 Holiday Preview study. As the holiday approaches, 54% of polled consumers said...
