Michigan shoppers might find the jingle in their holiday shopping rings a little different this season.

Retail experts say three forces are shaping what ends up in carts this year: less variety on shelves, quiet quality tweaks to keep prices flat, and tariffs pushing companies to be more selective.

Jason Miller is a supply chain expert at Michigan State University who says shoppers probably won’t have the selection that they’re normally used to seeing this time of year.

“ And that is because importers are being quite cautious and only bringing in their best sellers and or the products that they make the most profit on per sale, a nd the big reason for that is because of the tariffs,” Miller said.

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