Amazon denies it had plans to be clear about consumer tariff costs
Reports of Amazon planning to display the specific impact of President Trump's tariffs on everything it sells, angered the White House — but now the retailer claims there was never any such plan.Jeff Bezos — image credit: AmazonAs it's US companies and their customers who pay the cost of Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs, it's been clear that prices will rise, and there has already been panic-buying of iPhones. There hasn't been a clear indicator of precisely what the tariffs will add to the price of specific items.Then Amazon was reported to be about to change this and make it clear what the impact was. According to Punchbowl News on Tuesday morning, Amazon was allegedly planning to display that detail next to every item affected. Amazon has now denied it, but the White House took the claim seriously enough to call out the company for its actions. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Reports of Amazon planning to display the specific impact of President Trump's tariffs on everything it sells, angered the White House — but now the retailer claims there was never any such plan.
Jeff Bezos — image credit: Amazon
As it's US companies and their customers who pay the cost of Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs, it's been clear that prices will rise, and there has already been panic-buying of iPhones. There hasn't been a clear indicator of precisely what the tariffs will add to the price of specific items.
Then Amazon was reported to be about to change this and make it clear what the impact was. According to Punchbowl News on Tuesday morning, Amazon was allegedly planning to display that detail next to every item affected. Amazon has now denied it, but the White House took the claim seriously enough to call out the company for its actions.
Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Jeff Bezos — image credit: Amazon
As it's US companies and their customers who pay the cost of Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs, it's been clear that prices will rise, and there has already been panic-buying of iPhones. There hasn't been a clear indicator of precisely what the tariffs will add to the price of specific items.
Then Amazon was reported to be about to change this and make it clear what the impact was. According to Punchbowl News on Tuesday morning, Amazon was allegedly planning to display that detail next to every item affected. Amazon has now denied it, but the White House took the claim seriously enough to call out the company for its actions.
Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
