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43% -- share of companies pausing or delaying product launch for retail companies (2026)
43% of companies surveyed by Chain Store Age have paused or delayed a product launch in the past 90 days due to tariff-related uncertainty.
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2026
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Chain Store Age
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https://gogiftcards.app/blog/gift-cards-tariff-proof-revenue ↗
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Gift Cards Are Tariff-Proof. Here's Why That Matters Right Now.
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retail companies: 43% share of companies pausing or delaying product launch. Source: Chain Store Age (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/companies-delayed-launch-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/companies-delayed-launch-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>43%</strong> -- share of companies pausing or delaying product launch for retail companies<br><small>Source: Chain Store Age (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/companies-delayed-launch-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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