COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — A Colorado Springs toy store owner says strategic planning helped her business avoid potential disaster this holiday season as toy prices continue to rise.

Jennifer Goodman, toy buyer at Little Richard's toy store, purchased eight months worth of inventory in August instead of her typical three-month supply. The decision came amid uncertainty about potential tariffs and their impact on toy prices.

"We just weren't certain what was going to happen in the future and whether the tariffs were going to stick, whether they were going to go away," Goodman said.

The extra planning paid off. In August, the store's basement was packed with boxes stacked at least a foot above Goodman's head, with only narrow walkways between towering piles of merchandise.

"So our

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