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Canadian lumber tariffs, started on October 14, are effectively 45 percent. On the retail front, the two home improvement giants, Home Depot and Lowe’s, clearly are going to get hit the hardest by these increased costs. But so too will flooring specialists like Floor & Décor and Lumber Liquidators, as well as the hundreds or thousands of independent lumber yards and sellers around the country.
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What’s the Future for Armani?
Foreseeing issues of succession, Armani created the Giorgio Armani Foundation in 2016 (when he was 82) to ensure continuous guidance
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American Eagle’s Sydney Sweeney Ad Spawns a Culture War
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