As I began planning this month’s newsletter, one word kept flashing across headlines, economic reports, and retail roundtables: tariffs. Whether looming at 145% or fluctuating and retracting, the mere possibility of increased tariffs is already impacting the way retail teams are planning, pivoting, and preparing. From sourcing to sales, tariffs are top of mind. While…

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Resolve to Make this the Year of the Retail Merchant “Within the last three years, retailers had to adapt to the most volatile circumstances of the last 30 years, dealing with pandemics, war, inflation, and energy crisis.” – Retail Trends 2023 These past three years have turned the retail merchant’s world upside down with supply…

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