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  "id": 18501495,
  "title": "Small retailers brace for 'huge hit' this holiday season as shipping costs spike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/small-retailers-brace-for-huge-hit-this-holiday-season-as-shipping",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-06T12:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC",
    "slug": "cnbc",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/small-business-holiday-shipping-costs.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As shipping costs surge due to high fuel prices, smaller and medium-sized retailers struggle to keep up, and they face a difficult holiday season.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}