In a bid for survival, businesses are labeling tariff costs on receipts to explain price hikes and retain customer trust

Businesses, large and small, are hoping to retain consumer trust by showing how much tariffs imposed on countries by President Donald Trump increase prices.

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• A business owner is labeling tariff costs as a separate line on the price tag of his electric bikes.
• Businesses, large and small, are hoping to retain consumer trust by showing how much tariffs increase prices.
• Business experts say consumer awareness of tariffs could spell trouble for Trump's polling rates.