{"id":33789,"date":"2025-05-02T12:24:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/thought-leadership\/?p=33789"},"modified":"2025-05-02T12:24:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:24:22","slug":"poole-professor-says-tariffs-could-strain-holiday-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/thought-leadership\/article\/poole-professor-says-tariffs-could-strain-holiday-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"Poole Professor Says Tariffs Could Strain Holiday Supply"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>Economists worry Trump\u2019s sweeping tariffs will drive up prices and lead to shortages \u2014 two things that could make buying gifts and preparing for the holidays more difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/people\/rbhandfi\/\">Rob Handfield<\/a>, Poole professor of supply chain management, doesn\u2019t think we will see empty shelves for a month or two.\u00a0Handfield said Walmart and Target took in \u201ca 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href=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/people\/rbhandfi\/\">Rob Handfield<\/a>, Poole professor of supply chain management, doesn\u2019t think we will see empty shelves for a month or two.\u00a0Handfield said Walmart and Target took in \u201ca lot\u201d of advance shipments when they saw the tariffs coming.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cTheir warehouses are full of product because they planned ahead,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen they\u2019re depleting inventory and need to restock, that\u2019s where problems are, potentially.\u201d<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Read more from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2025\/04\/30\/will-tariffs-cause-shortages-high-prices\/83371447007\/\">USA Today<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poole Professor Rob Handfield says retailers are well-stocked for now, but tariffs could impact supply once inventories run 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