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...
by Mike Duff | Feb 1, 2022 | Retail Articles
As it continues to expand, Tractor Supply Co. has announced that it has surpassed 2,000 stores in operation and plans to open an additional distribution center to support growth. A decade after opening its 1,000th store, Tractor Supply debuted its 2,000th in White...
by Mike Duff | Nov 30, 2021 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Leaders from several major retailers met with President Joseph Biden as part of a roundtable where they discussed steps taken to overcome supply chain bottlenecks and to meet consumer demand during the holiday season. Retail executives attending were Doug McMillon,...