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Valued Customer,  

Thank you for your ongoing partnership and support. As always, Alder & Tweed remains committed to partnership, not panic. We’ve built our business to support you—not only during smooth moments but especially in times of uncertainty.

In response to newly implemented tariffs, we’ve been actively working to minimize their impact on you and your customers. However, these new tariffs have made it necessary for us to implement a modest price increase.

To give you time to adjust, we’ve decided to delay this price increase until May 15, 2025. This extension will allow you to place orders for your current needs and give those attending the Spring High Point Market additional time to finalize your buying decisions.

As a company, we are proactively managing our supply chain and will communicate transparently about any potential impacts or changes to our product in the future. Our sales and customer experience teams are ready to help review orders and answer questions.

We’re here for you and we are ready to continue building our partnership together!

Ryan Humphrey
CEO - Alder & Tweed Furniture

Beauti-Vue QuickFlash Spring 2025

A revised Disc/Promo sheet has been attached for your review. You will note
several revised Price Guide dates which reflect enhancements and specification changes to the Programs with no changes to pricing.

As previously announced, Alta has begun a Temporary Surcharge to address the current unique market conditions. On April 22nd this surcharge will increase from 1% to 2% of Retail on all orders. Again, this is a Temporary Surcharge which will be adjusted or eliminated as market conditions dictate.

On May 13th Alta will implement an average 3% price increase on Aluminum Blinds, Faux Wood and Wood Blinds, SoftStyle Cellular, Roller Shades and Sheer Shadings.

All Motorized Systems (except PowerWand will have updated price grids.
Windows smaller that 30 x 60 will see a 10% decrease. Windows larger than
60 x 72 will see a 20% increase and windows between 30 x 60 and 60 x 72 will Remain the same. (The majority of shades you sell will have the same or 10% Lower surcharges.) Motorization Accessories will not change.

These new Price Grids will be available on beautivue.com

We invite you to go to beautivue.com and click on Product Gallery then Woven Wood Collection to see our newest Unique Woven Woods which have received very positive feedback. You can assemble a custom collect of your favorite 32 patterns from any of our Woven Wood Collections mounted in a custom Binder for only $60.00

We appreciate our long time loyal dealers and welcome our new dealers who have switched from their current suppliers to experience our Friendly and Personal Service.

Stormy Grumbeck
Beauti-Vue Products

In recent days we have heard from a growing number of clients concerned about the possibility of price increases at Eastern Accents. We understand that uncertainty can be frightening, and we have decided to reach out to you all with a message of reassurance.

Since 1989, Eastern Accents has been proud to be manufacturing home decor right here in Chicago. Nearly all of our products are made in America, and as a result we do not anticipate price increases being necessary at this time.

We also want to take a moment to emphasize why local manufacturing has been so important to us for the past 35 years. Not because of recent tariffs, but because we love the tight-knit community that has grown in our corner of Chicago.

All departments, from manufacturing and customer service to upper management, work closely together in one building.

It's the way we like it for so many reasons- stable lead times, quality control, an engagement with the product-but, most importantly, we are a family business that values our team.

We're relieved to confirm that we have no plans to increase our prices. But we also understand your concerns during this time.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.

To Our Valued Customers,

In reaction to the administration's announcement yesterday placing a 90-day pause on many reciprocal tariffs, we are pleased to let you know that we will suspend the tariff surcharge plan issued on April 8th.

While there is continuing uncertainty around the additional tariffs imposed on Chinese imports, depending on the outcome, we will likely need to add a tariff surcharge on those products, effective May 1st. Please note that Chinese products consist of a minimal percentage of our product offering. We will continue to monitor the tariff situation to determine the fairest possible solution, and will keep you apprised.

We understand this is still a time of volatility and uncertainty. We will continue doing our best to alleviate some of this through transparency. As always, we are here to support you and are always available to answer your questions.

Sincerely,

Cary Kravet
on behalf of the Kravet family and our entire team

April 10, 2025

Subject: Update on Tariff Surcharge to begin Friday, April 11, 2025 

We’re pleased to share some good news — due to the 90-day hold placed on certain tariffs, we are now able to reduce our tariff surcharge to 12.5%. Please note, however, that we are still subject to the following tariffs:

A 25% tariff on steel and aluminum products

A 10% tariff on all goods originating from Taiwan and the European Union

While we aim to maintain stable pricing, please understand that we reserve the right to make further adjustments as global trade policies and the political landscape evolve.

Thank you for your continued understanding and support.

With kind regards,

Steven Wright

President