Brands face death by a ‘thousand cuts’ as supply chain pressures and material costs eat into profit margins
One of the common themes of Modern Retail's recent Leaders Dinner was just how much retail today is a battle of inches. Margins are being eroded little by little by third-party fees, tariffs, increased operations costs and a thousand other small things.
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