How SSENSE, a Canadian Retailer, Is Grappling With Trump’s Tariffs

As Canadian companies brace for the impact of President Trump’s latest tariffs, a Montreal-based business has been trying to recover from the levies he introduced last year.

Those tariffs helped push Ssense, a trendy online clothes retailer, into a financial meltdown that sent shock waves through much of the fashion world.

Ssense’s website sells everything from a $7,000 Chloé dress to a $100 pair of Converse sneakers. It also lists products from lesser-known designers, some of whom say the platform has been a crucial source of sales.

This year, Ssense emerged from the Canadian equivalent of a Chapter 11 reorganization and hopes to rebuild itself so that it can withstand trade wars between the United States and Canada. In particular, the company aims to lessen the burden of American tariffs by moving a core part of its operations to the United States next year.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/business/ssense-canada-tariffs-trump.html