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Will Tariffs Make Retail’s Holidays Less Than Festive?

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It looks like tariff worries could take a bite out of retail spending this holiday season. As many as a fifth of consumer say their holiday budgets will be reduced this year if tariffs increase the prices of items more than 10 percent. And tariffs, Wells Fargo Wells Fargo Senior Economist Tim Quinlan said in a note Friday (Sept.

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Tariffs And Shipping Could Shape 2019 Holiday Retail

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Tariff Worries. Concerns about tariffs abound. As many as a fifth of consumers say their holiday budgets will be reduced this year if tariffs increase the prices of items more than 10 percent. It is a trait they share with the items in the next expected round of tariffs , which include smartphones and video game consoles.

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