by Mike Duff | Aug 13, 2025 | Retail Articles
The White House has again delayed imposing new China tariffs, yet despite ongoing macroeconomic and political uncertainty, consumer confidence has been holding steady, according to market researcher Numerator. In the Numerator Consumer Sentiment Tracker study,...
by Mike Duff | Apr 29, 2025 | Retail Articles
Amazon is touting preparations for Prime Day 2025 and a new partnership with luxury retailer Saks, amid reports that sellers are bowing out of Prime Day due to tariffs and pressure from the White House to halt a plan to list tariff changes in product pricing on the...
by Mike Duff | Apr 3, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The White House has eliminated the duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value imports from China entering the United States, ending a provision that has allowed deep-discount retailers from China, such as Temu and Shein, to avoid tariffs charged on other imports and...
by Mike Duff | Feb 11, 2025 | Retail Articles
The Trump administration has put its February 1 executive order squashing the China tariff exemption for ‘de minimis’ goods on hold until the Secretary of Commerce can put systems in place to process and collect the tariff revenue, according to a White...
by Mike Duff | Sep 15, 2022 | Retail Articles
Things looked grim on the transportation front when Amtrak announced on September 14 that it had suspended long-distance passenger service for September 15 and the National Retail Federation issued a warning about the crippling impact of a nationwide rail strike...
