Retail roulette: How Trump’s tariffs altered buying

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Retail roulette: How Trump’s tariffs altered buying
 
Published Monday, November 24, 2025 11:00 am
by Dani James

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"With the Trump administration’s approach to tariffs, yesterday’s price is not today’s price.

Retailers may have found this to be particularly true this year as tariff rates have fluctuated at a pace rarely seen before. The on-again, off-again approach has impacted the ability to predict costs of goods from suppliers retailers have typically leaned on, impacting a buying process that often relies on historical data.

Buyers plan out merchandising needs months in advance — examining data from recent years — and look at current trends or predict incoming ones to make decisions."

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