Bah humbug: Tariffs muffle holiday cheer, raise prices, squeeze margins

Royal Oak — Andy Linn hopes Santa will bring shoppers with holiday cheer to City Bird and Nest, a small Detroit gift shop that saw financial losses from tariffs and unpredictable customer traffic this year.

So far this year, only the Grinch has been visiting, delivering tariffs, unexpected bills and rapidly changing quotas — even on its locally sourced goods.