Executives from almost every major retailer have descended on New York City for the National Retail Federation’s Big Show, ready to trade contacts and talk about the industry’s year ahead. With one week to go until Donald Trump takes office, tariffs remain a hot topic.
Though a hot-button issue, executives at the event have kept their cool. Onstage, many portrayed possible tariffs as business as usual, saying they’ve become used to disruptions after juggling trade wars, a pandemic and geopolitical tensions in the last few years.
When it comes to the supply chain, “If anything, it feels like we’re in a constant state of disruption,” Sean Barbour, svp of supply chain at Macy’s, said during a panel at the event on Sunday. “It’s not so much, ‘Should we understand everything that’s happening?’ It’s, ‘Can we be thoughtful enough to adapt?'”
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