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Tariff Truce or Ticking Clock? What the 90-Day Reset with China Means for Retail Suppliers
Breathe in. Hold it. Now exhale. That giant whoosh you just heard? It’s the collective sigh of relief from retail suppliers across the...
The HRG Team
4 days ago3 min read
Tariffs Took a Bite Out of Your Margin—But Deductions May Be Eating the Rest
When tariffs hit, the impact is obvious. Suppliers see it in their landed costs, freight bills, and new duty line items. It’s loud. It’s...
The HRG Team
5 days ago1 min read
What AI Can’t Fix: The Case for Human-Led Deduction Recovery
Everyone loves a good shortcut. AI is the darling of the moment—from chatbots to contract reviews, it’s reshaping how we work. But when...
The HRG Team
May 82 min read
Tariffs Are Back—Now What? A Retail Supplier’s Guide to Staying Afloat
Let’s be honest: if you’re a retail supplier right now, it probably feels like the floor just shifted underneath your feet. Again. With a...
The HRG Team
May 53 min read
The Hidden Budget: How Deduction Recovery Funds Growth Without New Investment
Imagine this: You’re sitting in a leadership meeting. Everyone’s fired up about new initiatives—expanding into a new category, pivoting...
The HRG Team
May 12 min read
How Deduction Recovery Helps You Weather the Next Supply Chain Storm
If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s this: Supply chain shocks don’t send invitations. They just show up. Uninvited....
The HRG Team
Apr 292 min read
Surviving the Tariff Whiplash: Lessons from 2018–2019
What do tariffs and retail deductions have in common? They both hit hard when you're not looking. Let’s paint the picture. You’re a...
The HRG Team
Apr 242 min read
Surviving the Tariff Whiplash: Lessons from 2018–2019
We’ve been here before. Back in 2018 and 2019, when the U.S. imposed a wave of new tariffs on Chinese goods, many suppliers found...
The HRG Team
Apr 231 min read
Tariffs Raised Your Costs. Are Retail Deductions Quietly Making It Worse?
Tariffs are the thunderclap. Loud. Sudden. Impossible to ignore. When they hit, every supplier scrambles. The cost of goods goes up....
The HRG Team
Apr 222 min read
Meet the Deductions That Sneak In When You’re Too Busy Fixing Tariff Pricing
You know the feeling. Tariffs are announced, and suddenly, all hands are on deck. Cost models have to be updated. Retailers need new...
The HRG Team
Apr 172 min read
Top 7 Retail Data Blind Spots Suppliers Can’t Afford in a Volatile Trade Environment
Let’s talk about blind spots. Not the kind on the freeway (though those are terrifying too), but the ones in your retail data—the...
The HRG Team
Apr 162 min read
Tariffs Are the Spark. Retail Deductions Are the Wildfire.
You can’t stop a lightning strike. But you can clear the dry brush that turns it into a raging inferno. That’s what we see with these...
The HRG Team
Apr 152 min read
Meet the Deductions You Didn’t Know You Had
Some deductions scream for your attention. Others? They sneak in like background noise. It’s the sneaky ones that do the most damage....
The HRG Team
Apr 101 min read
The CFO’s Wake-Up Call: You’re Missing a Critical Line Item
Let’s cut to the chase: Deduction recovery isn’t just a “back office” issue. It’s a line item that should be on every CFO’s radar....
The HRG Team
Apr 91 min read
What Happens When You Ignore Deduction Disputes? (Spoiler: It’s Expensive)
Avoiding deduction disputes is like ignoring a dripping faucet. At first, it seems harmless. But over time? You’re knee-deep in water,...
The HRG Team
Apr 81 min read
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