Some Americans are stockpiling $220 sneakers before Trump’s tariffs raise prices even higher

“I’m definitely purchasing with tariffs in mind,” one shopper tells MarketWatch amid the ongoing uncertainty around President Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs.
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