Canadian retailer Dollarama sees the U.S.-China trade war “not so much a cost issue as a new item issue”, according to CEO Neil Rossy, as suppliers focus on realigning their supply chains rather than on innovation. Dollarama may be taking advantage of surplus capacity in China to supply its Canadian shops via the U.S. – seaborne shipments associated with the firm jump 85.1% year over year in July and August after a 59.7% surge in 2Q. Growth has been fastest in plastic products and furniture where tariffs have been applied since Sept. 2018. Yet, shipments of toys have also climbed by 23.6...





