Atlanta boutique owner describes 'hardest year yet' amid $3.50 tariff surcharges

Patrice Hull, owner of the 'Stuff We Wanna Say' boutique in Atlanta's Little 5 Points, described the current trade environment as the most challenging in her 14 years of business. Hull detailed how tariffs added a direct $3.50 cost to simple items like hat patches, forcing her to choose between losing money or alienating customers with price hikes. While the Supreme Court ruling provides a legal victory, business owners in the metro area are moving 'quick and swiftly' to secure inventory before new executive-led tariffs take effect.