With dockworkers from Maine to Texas threatening to go on strike Tuesday, the impact of a work stoppage could be lessened because retailers have been accelerating imports for months, according to Ron Leibman, chair of Newark, New Jersey-headquartered law firm McCarter and English’s transportation, logistics and supply chain management practice.
“Retailers have been forward stocking, expecting this. Now, will that take care of the whole season? I don’t know, but it wouldn’t be the same as if they...