B. Lodge and Company has been a staple in Albany since 1867, maintaining competitive pricing on items like embroidered polo shirts and men's underwear. However, the impact of tariffs stemming from the U.S.-China trade war has challenged small businesses, forcing owners like Jack Yonally to reconsider pricing and sourcing strategies. With potential changes to tariff policies on the horizon, there is cautious hope among local businesses for relief, amidst rising costs and the loyalty of long-time customers who have shopped there for generations.
... one of my main resources that I ordered from said, 'Jack, I can hold prices through the end of April. I have stock in this country. I can't promise after that, because I don't know.'
American families, restaurants and manufacturers will be able to breathe a sigh of relief if we can get that done,
I've had customers that come in and they might be in their 90s, and they say, 'Well, since I was a little girl, I've shopped here. My mother used to bring me in here,' that is very rewarding.
The tariffs, which have pitted stable inflation and healthy employment levels against each other, directly implicate small American businesses that rely heavily on Chinese imports.
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