Retail executives are facing challenges as less than 22 weeks remain before Christmas. Fluctuating trade policies from President Trump complicate holiday orders and pricing. Balsam Hill’s CEO reports that uncertainty affects ordering and catalog content. Retailers begin holiday planning in January and finalize orders by June, but current tariff instability disrupts this. Consumers may encounter reduced product availability and higher prices come the holiday season due to the uncertainty in importing costs and tax implications.
"The uncertainty has led us to spend all our time trying to rejigger what we're ordering, where we're bringing it in, when it's going to get here."
"Months of confusion over which foreign countries' products may become more expensive to import has left a question mark over the holiday shopping season."
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