Kara Acri, owner of Covington-based Scarlet Begonia’s Flower Truck, wrestled with the decision to charge a 10% service fee on all her flower sales. The rationale? Tariffs. She told LINK nky the decision made her “sick to her stomach,” but ultimately, as a small business owner, she couldn’t avoid it. “It was a tough business […]
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Tariffs already impacting local flower prices
President Donald Trump’s tariffs change daily, but the universal 10 percent tariff applied to all imports worldwide is still in place. That 10 percent increase was too much for Cincinnati Wholesale Florist to absorb. Kara Acri, owner of Covington-based Scarlet Begonia’s Flower Truck, got the dreaded email from her wholesaler this week. Cincinnati Wholesale Florist […]