Former Toys "R" Us CEO Gerald Storch on Tariffs and Retail Performance
Fox BusinessApril 5, 20252 min157,607 views
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- 💡 Gerald Storch, former CEO of Toys "R" Us, argues that the impact of tariffs on retail prices is grossly exaggerated, by at least a factor of two.
- 🎯 He explains that tariffs are applied to the cost of goods, not directly to retail prices, and that studies from the first Trump administration showed Chinese manufacturers absorbed 87% of the increase.
- 🚀 Storch believes that retailers will ultimately be fine, as any cost increases would be passed on simultaneously by all retailers, and that substitute products made in the US can be promoted.
- ⚠️ He criticizes the
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TariffsRetailToys "R" UsGerald StorchE-commerceBricks and MortarChinaCost of GoodsInflationWalmartCostcoTJXAmazon
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