Summary

North American companies are facing uncertainty due to Trump’s recent announcement of tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China.

While some companies, like automakers, may be able to shift production to mitigate costs, smaller companies without global operations are more vulnerable.

Industry associations and experts warn that these tariffs could lead to higher prices for consumers and disrupt supply chains.

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    Big-box stores like Walmart (WMT.N) and Target (TGT.N),

    Neither of these are big box stores.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big-box_store

    A big-box store, a hyperstore, a supercenter, a superstore, or a megastore is a physically large retail establishment, usually part of a chain of stores. The term sometimes also refers, by extension, to the company that operates the store. The term “big-box” references the typical appearance of buildings occupied by such stores.[1]

    Commercially, big-box stores can be broken down into two categories: general merchandise (examples include Walmart and Target)…