Several major retail companies have cautioned that tariffs will swiftly lead to higher prices for U.S. consumers. 

"This is not the outcome we wanted," said Doug Ford. "We have no choice; we have to respond."

Mexico continued to attempt to negotiate with the Trump administration right up to the deadline. Canada swore to introduce retaliatory tariffs.

There are no easy answers in the search for fuels that will help achieve the International Maritime Organization’s net zero greenhouse gas emissions target for the industry by mid-century.

U.S.-based companies are also likely to suffer because of reciprocal tariffs imposed by America’s trading partners in retaliation, threatening profit from exports. 

Prices will rise, maybe wages will too. The question is whether Trump’s new tariff regime will pay off. 

Some argue that Trump is simply using threats of injurious trade penalties in order to win smaller, different concessions. Others see a far more dramatic agenda at play.

Businesses that can reinvent or reinvigorate their operations stand the best chance of driving new competitive advantage from ongoing tariff volatility.

The benefits of a knowledge management system go beyond simply being able to capture the quirks of a demanding customer, or the quickest way around a persistent traffic jam.

The latest technologies offer a vision of the future where sales associates are empowered to make consumers feel they are seen and known, not impersonal data caches.