If you run an independent specialty shop you know tariffs have the potential to create havoc with your business, creating devastating effects. Recent special analysis reports from several of the industry’s top journalists have done deep dives into what it all means. We’re including links to a few of these stories and again, note they reflect the situation at the time they were written and conditions might have changed since then.
Business journalist Pam Danziger looks at how retail supply chains will be impacted by rising tariff rates: https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2025/04/21/trump-tariffs-to-put-retail-supply-chains-to-the-test/
Gifts & Decorative Accessories magazine surveyed its readers for their opinions on how tariffs threaten their holiday businesses: https://www.giftsanddec.com/tariffs/devastating-consequences-tariffs-threaten-holiday-home-decor-exclusive-survey/
Wingnut Social, an interior design industry podcast, recently had a seminar focused specifically on the interior designer sector:
Again, there are many reports and online resources out there on this critical subject so please keep searching for the latest.