Johnny Starr joins IT2 for a discussion about the tariffs and how they may effect the small and large fireworks displays
Customers may already see a bump in the cost of fireworks when they head down to their favorite seasonal shop this 4th of July. In anticipation of the tariff’s going up on Chinese goods (who happen to supply the US with more than 90% of the fireworks on sale) it can only be a matter of time before big decisions need to be made by people in the business on how to keep the bottom line in the black.
The simple answer is pass the cost onto the consumer. Johnny Starr from Starr Fireworks doesn’t think that the average person will care too much when they are on a buying spree. They may walk out with one or two fewer items, but as long as the shelves are bare by the 4th of July, he isn’t too worried.
(Johnny Starr in the KFGO studios)
The folks who should be worried are the ones who plan to take in a show from a larger…
