Tariffs, Trade Shifts and the New Retail Reality: How leading brands stay ahead

Tariffs are no longer a finance issue, they’re a business-wide challenge impacting cost, pricing and product strategy. As duties rise and trade regulations shift, leading brands are staying ahead by embedding tariff planning into the entire product lifecycle.

Reactive responses like last-minute supplier changes or post-launch pricing updates put margins at risk. What’s needed is visibility, early and often.

Centric Software provides the tools to stay proactive, not reactive

With Centric PLM, tariff costs, duties and logistics fees are factored into early development workflows. Teams model true landed costs, evaluate vendor strategies and align on pricing decisions before products go to market.

When paired with Centric Market Intelligence, brands combine internal cost impact with real-world market data. The result? Smarter assortment planning, faster reactions to category shifts and more informed sourcing moves.

Centric Pricing & Inventory adds the final piece: action. Teams use real-time simulations and AI-driven forecasts to adjust pricing strategies, protect margins and minimize disruption across SKUs.

Together, these tools enable retail and consumer goods companies:

· Respond to policy shifts with agility

· Model tariff impact before it hits the bottom line

· Align product, sourcing, pricing and inventory teams in one connected platform

Don’t let trade turbulence slow you down

With Centric Software’s integrated solutions, brands shift from margin risk to market resilience.