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by Symbiote 437 days ago
> The point being that many parts of the supply chain don't operate on fixed costs and instead percentages.

That's how it was working in most wealthy countries, where tariffs were generally low or very low.

I don't see why it must continue to work that way in the USA with 50% or 100% or more tariffs. If Footlocker wish to charge double the post-tariff price, that leaves room for a competitor to change double the pre-tariff price.

(Or double the pre-tariff plus a tiny bit, to account for the increased cost of insurance, theft etc.)