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UpInArms

(54,579 posts)
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 05:46 PM 10 hrs ago

How many stores closed because of tariffs?

Those businesses are now gone … jobs gone … no way to make this right.

ETA … just one story

Kansas City Star Mourns Trade War Demise Of Fancy Local Furniture Store

Small local businesses, like My Home Contemporary Furniture in Merriam, Kansas, are already feeling the effects.

The store located at 5400 Antioch Drive will be closing for good.

The furniture store has been serving the community for four years, but owner Henrik Svendsen said the uncertainty of tariffs on imported goods is the reason they are making the difficult decision.
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How many stores closed because of tariffs? (Original Post) UpInArms 10 hrs ago OP
Many SheltieLover 10 hrs ago #1
And 'service' businesses........... MyOwnPeace 10 hrs ago #2
A lot of small goods people that used the exemption Johonny 10 hrs ago #3

MyOwnPeace

(17,491 posts)
2. And 'service' businesses...........
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 05:51 PM
10 hrs ago

unable to get parts or materials or having business drop because of increased costs. What he did for American businesses is just like what he did for his own casinos.
The truth: ANYTHING DONALD TRUMP TOUCHES TURNS TO SHIT!!!

Johonny

(25,840 posts)
3. A lot of small goods people that used the exemption
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 05:52 PM
10 hrs ago

Got totally hosed. All are out of business basically.

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