Bronx barber Joshua Pacheco (right, with camera) hosted UK-based barbers Jose Rui Fernandes (left) and Drey Amaro (center) on May 27, 2025 as part of an exchange program by Phenix Salon Suites. Phenix President Brian Kelley stopped in for a cut. Photo Emily Swanson Three experienced barbers, one from the Bronx and two from the…
Los Angeles — Business owner Bobby Djavaheri has imported items stockpiled inside his Los Angeles warehouse in anticipation of sky-high tariffs he fears could ultimately destroy his livelihood. “I’m finding myself in a position where I feel like my government’s not supporting me and supporting my cause,” Djavaheri told CBS News. “And it’s a very…
On a wet Wednesday morning in April, Ashley Holroyd had a steady but slow stream of customers into his coffee shop in Barrow-in-Furness, an industrial town in northwest England. The cafe, Coffee D’Ash, had been open for only about six months, and it barely filled the cavernous space. Despite the empty storefronts on the same…
With the 2025 Met Gala highlighting “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” Black fashion is front and center in this year’s global style conversation, and one Detroit business is proudly part of that narrative. Hot Sam’s, the city’s legendary men’s clothier, was recently featured in “Vogue” as one of the Black-owned tailoring houses across the country keeping…
Uncertainty around President Trump’s ever-changing tariff agenda is already hitting small businesses hard, and threatening their very survival, operators say. With baseline 10% taxes on all imported goods in effect and country-based levies looming, business operations have become significantly more challenging for the U.S.’ nearly 35 million smaller enterprises, owners told CBS MoneyWatch. One of the…
Reporter’s Notebook: Tariffs bring back COVID-era fears for small businesses – CBS News Watch CBS News Rising import costs are squeezing small businesses. Many say it feels just like the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. “CBS Evening News” co-anchor John Dickerson explains. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live…