Smarter companies already used this leverage before any of this. Sounds like you were being played before. The tariffs didn’t change anything in your scenario. You were weak.My cogs were about 12.5% of MSRP before any of this, which is about 2% lower than the comparable benchmark. Could get it to 12% if I wanted to. You get preferential treatment from suppliers if they make more money off of you, which helps shorten supply chain by a month or so. That is worth more than the .5% on cost.
Cube boy is a wannabe CFO too.Smarter companies already used this leverage before any of this. Sounds like you were being played before. The tariffs didn’t change anything in your scenario. You were weak.My cogs were about 12.5% of MSRP before any of this, which is about 2% lower than the comparable benchmark. Could get it to 12% if I wanted to. You get preferential treatment from suppliers if they make more money off of you, which helps shorten supply chain by a month or so. That is worth more than the .5% on cost.
No post the list.Do you know how many “investments” were pledged last time didn’t happen? Let me know when it becomes reality!