tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197059819176148237.post401341430718767076..comments2024-02-23T07:16:05.363-05:00Comments on The Extraordinary Baby Shoppe: Canadian retailers are not greedy.The Extraordinary Baby Shoppehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079369956993431876noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197059819176148237.post-19366710909634584042011-04-18T20:55:38.920-04:002011-04-18T20:55:38.920-04:00The problem isn't with retailers/distributors ...The problem isn't with retailers/distributors that sell goods imported from the US at a higher retail than in the US. The problem is with the retailers/distributors that haven't lowered the price since the US dollar has weakened.<br /><br />Many retailers are still selling goods at the same price as a year ago when the US dollar was stronger.<br /><br />If the prices drop to account for the new exchange rate... good. We'd still be paying more than our US neighbours for the same goods if we account for import duties, distribution to a population that is more spread out, unicorns, leprechauns, but we'd be paying less than we did a year ago when our dollar was at 94 cents US... or at least we should be because, hey, the exchange variable is the thing that changed in the last year and nothing else did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197059819176148237.post-43375178354437934972011-04-18T20:43:44.591-04:002011-04-18T20:43:44.591-04:00Due to industry lobbying and special interest poli...Due to industry lobbying and special interest politics, the import laws for textiles are an absolute mess. <br /><br />I just read this fantastic book which spells it all out:<br /><br />http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Travels-Shirt-Global-Economy-Economist-Pietra-Rivoli/9780470287163-item.html?ikwid=travels+of+a+t-shirt+in+a+global+economy&ikwsec=HomeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197059819176148237.post-88945867524830422562011-04-18T15:54:11.789-04:002011-04-18T15:54:11.789-04:00Very well written and great points. As a Canadian ...Very well written and great points. As a Canadian importer/distributor we are often asked why our products are more expensive than in the US. We will refer those inquisitors to your article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com