The U.S. tariff rate may have dropped significantly from its spring high — a truce in the U.S.-China trade war is set to expire on Aug. 12 — but continues to shape the forthcoming holiday period. Manufacturing activity is way down from a year ago for small- and medium-sized U.S. toy companies, Ahearn said.

There is no single way to predict how businesses will price items weeks or months into the future as, in addition to tariffs, they are influenced by things like consumer demand, sales strategies, and supply chains.

The impacts of this year’s rapidly shifting tariff climate is wreaking havoc on small- and medium-sized  businesses struggling to survive in the U.S., said the president of a family-owned

Small retailers say tariffs are affecting business. Story by Vinay Simlot • 1mo. T he Trump administration’s tariffs on Chinese goods affect the prices for strollers and car seats, ...

Still, unable to absorb the cost of increased tariffs, both small- and medium-size businesses “disproportionately affected” by the tariffs have had to jack up their prices, causing Americans to face a $3,800 tax increase per household, according to an estimate from the National Retail Federation (NRF).

This article highlights the real challenges that small retailers, like Toodleydoo Toys and Stout’s Footwear, are facing due to newly imposed tariffs, especially on goods from China.

With the end of a U.S. tariff exemption for small parcels on May 2, some retailers have stopped selling to customers in the United States, while others are seeking temporary workarounds in the ...

President Trump's new tariffs are expected to take effect tomorrow. Small retailers are bracing for the impact. And, Trump denies reports of Laura Loomer's influence in yesterday's NSC firings.