Retail’s reckoning is here: with global trade in flux and consumer confidence fading, crisis isn’t just a challenge – it’s a mandate to rethink costs, reprice assortments, and restructure supply networks.
The current tariff environment, though fraught with uncertainty, offers a unique and time-sensitive inflection point for companies to take bold, transformative action. Rather than adopting a reactive stance, organizations should seize this moment to fortify operations and build long-term resilience. The pressure of shifting global trade dynamics creates a powerful catalyst to make tough decisions to recalibrate priorities and future-proof their businesses.
In this article, we outline nine critical focus areas that forward-thinking companies can activate now for near-term stability and long-term competitive advantage.