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What’s News in Earnings: Retailers Scramble to Respond to Tariffs

2025/6/2
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Suzanne Kappner: 作为一名零售业记者,我观察到零售商们正积极采取多种策略来应对特朗普政府的关税政策带来的挑战。首先,最常见的策略是供应链的多元化。许多公司正努力将生产基地从中国转移到越南、孟加拉国等关税较低的国家,以降低关税成本。同时,一些公司也在尝试将部分生产移回美国本土,尽管这种做法的规模仍然很小。此外,零售商们也在积极与供应商谈判,试图争取更有利的采购条件,并尽可能地降低自身的运营成本。当然,价格调整也是一个重要的手段,但零售商们对此非常谨慎,他们会仔细评估不同产品的价格弹性,选择性地提高部分商品的价格,以避免影响整体的销售额。总的来说,零售商们正在积极寻找各种方法来应对关税带来的不确定性,以确保自身的盈利能力和市场竞争力。 Hannah Aaron Lang: 作为主持人,我理解关税对零售商的影响是多方面的。一方面,关税直接增加了进口商品的成本,迫使零售商不得不考虑提高价格或寻找替代的采购渠道。另一方面,关税政策的不确定性也给零售商的经营带来了很大的挑战,他们需要不断调整自身的策略以适应快速变化的市场环境。此外,关税还可能对消费者的购买行为产生影响,例如,一些消费者可能会因为担心价格上涨而提前购买商品,而另一些消费者则可能会因为经济压力而减少消费。因此,零售商需要密切关注市场动态和消费者行为的变化,以便及时调整自身的经营策略。总的来说,关税对零售业的影响是复杂而深远的,零售商需要积极应对才能在竞争激烈的市场中生存和发展。

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Retailers are employing various strategies to mitigate the impact of tariffs, including diversifying supply chains, negotiating with suppliers, and considering price increases. The approaches vary depending on the company and the type of product. Some, like Gap, are hesitant to raise prices to avoid alienating their target market.
  • Retailers are diversifying their supply chains, moving production out of China.
  • Some retailers are negotiating with suppliers to absorb some of the tariff costs.
  • Some retailers are considering price increases, but this is not a universal strategy.
  • Gap stated they have no plans to meaningfully raise prices.

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Bonus Episode for June 2. President Trump’s tariffs plans pose an enormous challenge for U.S. retailers like Macy’s, Target and Best Buy. Some companies are working to move production out of China, others are negotiating with suppliers or even lifting prices for customers as the trade upheaval scrambles profit forecasts. Investors and analysts also want to know: As tariff turmoil ripples across the U.S. economy, are Americans still shopping? WSJ reporter Suzanne Kapner) discusses what companies are saying in earnings reports and analyst calls.

Hannah Erin Lang) hosts this special bonus episode of What's News in Earnings, where we dig into companies’ earnings reports and analyst calls to find out what’s going on under the hood of the American economy.

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