Ben Dutter
February 4, 2026 at 5:31 pm
2025 was the stress test. 2026 will expose who actually learned from it. Retailers now face higher landed costs, compressed contribution margins, and rising pressure on customer acquisition. For example, the removal of the de minimis exemption didn’t just hit retail logistics. It’s rewired the P&L by forcing retailers to face a broader issue that’s…
October 28, 2025 at 2:14 pm
Your retail strategy in 2025 is already out-of-date and out-of-touch with current realities. Think tariffs were painful for everyone before? Try absorbing them during peak season now that the drop-shipment exemption is gone. The de minimis exemption covered 1.36 billion shipments into the U.S. in 2024. Its suspension in late August hits just as retailers…
