Stew Leonard’s CEO on How the Grocery Chain is Handling Tariffs
April 11, 2025 | 1 min to read
In New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, Stew Leonard's is renowned as the "world's largest dairy store," featuring entertaining costumed characters and animatronics. However, like other grocery retailers, it faces significant challenges in the current market, particularly due to ongoing tariffs that affect prices and supply chains. While most tariffs are paused for 90 days, those on China remain, adding to inventory pressures and increasing costs.
If you shop for groceries in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut, you’re likely familiar with Stew Leonard’s. The supermarket chain calls itself the “world’s largest dairy store,” featuring costumed characters in the aisles, a few petting zoos and even animatronics with dancing vegetables to entertain customers.
Like every other U.S. grocery store, Stew Leonard’s is grappling with major challenges in the shifting market, especially as tariffs continue to impact prices and supply chains. While tariffs on most countries have been paused for 90 days, those on China remain in place, increasing the strain on more inventory and driving up costs.
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