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Gabriella Cruz-Martínez

‘My Etsy Shop is Dead’: Vendors Cry for Help Amid Trump’s Tariffs

Etsy logo on a smartphone with vision board blurred in the background.

Mother’s Day is approaching, and purchasing a personalized gift like jewelry or art from your favorite vendor could be more expensive this year.

Small businesses, which make up 98% of retailers and support more than 13 million U.S. jobs, are bearing the brunt of Trump’s tariffs, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). In their case, the unintended fallout in the broader trade dispute has been the “American Dream.”

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