J.C. Penney Says Trump's Proposed Tariffs Will Impact Women More
- Levies on Chinese imports to hurt working moms, retailer says
- Macy's chimes in as well, citing higher prices for new parents
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Women would bear the brunt of the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs on apparel coming from China, according to J.C. Penney Co.
“Though surely inadvertent, the disproportionate impact of the proposed List 4 tariffs on women is striking,” the retailer said in a letter to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The department-store chain listed 26 priority items, ranging from footwear to Christmas ornaments, that are poised to be hit. It said imposing the tariffs will drive up costs, which will be a burden for J.C. Penney’s core customers -- middle-class working women.