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Latest US tariff threat ‘will hit suppliers, workers hardest’
Key takeaways
- Cascale’s head of product Katie Hess warns that the measures could hurt suppliers and workers in apparel’s supply chain.
- “Regardless of the intent behind these measures, it is important to consider how resulting cost pressures are managed throughout global supply chains,” Hess explained.
- “Restrictive trade measures push cost pressures down supply chains, where they are most acutely felt by suppliers and workers.
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Cascale’s head of product Katie Hess warns that the measures could hurt suppliers and workers in apparel’s supply chain.
“Regardless of the intent behind these measures, it is important to consider how resulting cost pressures are managed throughout global supply chains,” Hess explained.
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