Stew Leonard’s Grocery Stores CEO: ‘I‘m Going To Sleep Like a Baby Tonight’ Due to Tariffs Pause

RUSH TRANSCRIPT KEILAR And ░░░░░░░░ the pause of 90 ░░░░░░░░ now for most countries ░░░░░░░░ of the president s ░░░░░░░░ still could make several ░░░░░░░░ staples more expensive Stew ░░░░░░░░ Jr the CEO of ░░░░░░░░ Leonard s grocery stores ░░░░░░░░ with us now Stew ░░░░░░░░ you for joining us ░░░░░░░░ the store no less ░░░░░░░░ are you handling all ░░░░░░░░ this back and forth ░░░░░░░░ the tariffs LEONARD Jr ░░░░░░░░ s a roller coaster ░░░░░░░░ right now with these ░░░░░░░░ We were lucky enough ░░░░░░░░ do about 600 million ░░░░░░░░ our family business here ░░░░░░░░ the metro New York ░░░░░░░░ And I would say ░░░░░░░░ about 500 of it ░░░░░░░░ U S products are ░░░░░░░░ You know a lot ░░░░░░░░ our products we even ░░░░░░░░ a lot of packaging ░░░░░░░░ are made right here ░░░░░░░░ Connecticut So we re ░░░░░░░░ well insulated We don ░░░░░░░░ do a lot with ░░░░░░░░ But we do a ░░░░░░░░ of salmon with with ░░░░░░░░ I mean with Canada ░░░░░░░░ and that s relaxed ░░░░░░░░ Fresh products were and ░░░░░░░░ witMexico right now Avocados ░░░░░░░░ the big thing These ░░░░░░░░ guys right here everybody ░░░░░░░░ nervous about that getting ░░░░░░░░ But right now the ░░░░░░░░ seem calm Last night ░░░░░░░░ went to bed I ░░░░░░░░ worried about things like ░░░░░░░░ champagne How am I ░░░░░░░░ to get that tequila ░░░░░░░░ Mexico How am I ░░░░░░░░ to get that We ░░░░░░░░ eastern coming up How ░░░░░░░░ I going to get ░░░░░░░░ from New Zealand And ░░░░░░░░ what By noon today ░░░░░░░░ was happy and I ░░░░░░░░ going to sleep like ░░░░░░░░ baby tonight.”