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title: "Tariffs are Complicated: Here are Ways to Help You Better Understand Them"
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# Tariffs are Complicated: Here are Ways to Help You Better Understand Them

Posted by [Dallas Market Center](https://blog.dallasmarketcenter.com/author/dallas-market-center) on May 6, 2025

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It’s the subject of nearly every conversation in the industry today yet few of us truly know what tariffs actually are and how they work. They are complicated and complex and for most businesses, they were something you really didn’t need to worry about much in the past.

 

That’s of course all changed this year and a number of companies and organizations in the industry have tried to help explain tariffs through videos, webinars and other online posts. We’ve gathered a few of them here for your viewing and please note that they reflect the situation as it existed at the time these were recorded.

John Toler, CEO of Evergreen Enterprises, gives a basic primer on how tariffs work and what his company recommends retailers do to address the changing scene: 

 

Doug Cofiell, CEO of Ivystone, explains how tariffs work and what companies can do to work with the ever-changing situation.

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The International Housewares Association is doing a series of webinars on tariffs, here’s the first one: [https://www.housewares.org/education/webinars/](https://www.housewares.org/education/webinars/)

There are certainly many others out there and the Dallas Market Center will be hosting its own in-person and online sessions in the weeks ahead.

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