Under the current administration’s trade policies, Chinese imports come with prohibitively high tariffs, approximately $370 billion or so each year. Several U.S. companies are consequently being strategic in how they maneuver around these additional financial challenges while sustaining the steady product supply vital to their...
Retail chief financial officers (CFOs) are in for a bumpy road ahead, sitting in the eye of a storm with the presidential election, global trade disputes and mixed signals on customer spending, according to reports. Following a depressed holiday turnout for major retailers, small businesses...
The signing of a partial trade agreement between the U.S. and China means goods and services will flow again, but uncertainties could still weigh on the global economy in 2020, according to reports Wednesday (Jan. 15). The truce on the trade war comes by way...
There are certain years (and events) that represent significant shifts in business, where there was a way things were done — until everything changed. In an interview with PYMNTS, Liz Armbruester, senior vice president of Global Compliance at Avalara, said 2019 represented a watershed year...
January 03, 2020
There are certain years (and events) that represent significant shifts in business, where there was a way things were done — until everything changed. In an interview with PYMNTS, Liz Armbruester, senior vice president of Global Compliance at Avalara, said 2019 represented a watershed year for tax compliance as states embraced the economic nexus model […]
November 28, 2019
Importers around the world continue to reel from ongoing trade disputes that are redrawing supply chains — perhaps permanently — throughout Asia, causing importers and their suppliers across countries like...
November 14, 2019
For many retailers, especially those focused on eCommerce, the next several weeks are crucial. The holiday shopping season, stretching from Black Friday and beyond, can account for a significant amount...
September 04, 2019
In some ways, the United States and China exist as mirror images, at least when it comes to economic drivers. In other words: Live by the consumer, die by the...
April 12, 2020
Tariffs on Chinese goods are a major reason the U.S. is experiencing nationwide shortages of hand sanitizer, disinfectants and other coronavirus-fighting imports, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Sunday (April 12). Public filings indicate that over the past few weeks, medical supply firms have filed numerous requests for tariff relief. These companies have […]
February 07, 2020
Under the current administration’s trade policies, Chinese imports come with prohibitively high tariffs, approximately $370 billion or so each year. Several U.S. companies are consequently being strategic in how they...
January 28, 2020
Retail chief financial officers (CFOs) are in for a bumpy road ahead, sitting in the eye of a storm with the presidential election, global trade disputes and mixed signals on...
January 15, 2020
The signing of a partial trade agreement between the U.S. and China means goods and services will flow again, but uncertainties could still weigh on the global economy in 2020,...
