Walmart braces for price hikes amid tariff-related pressures
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 12:21 pm
Walmart executives warned that consumers might soon face steeper prices due to persistent tariff pressures. The CFO’s remarks underline an impending, unavoidable rise in costs at checkout—a development sure to leave bargain hunters with a bittersweet taste as global trade headwinds continue to blow.
"Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls," Trump said.
You might want to prepare for things to pay more at Walmart. The company’s CFO, John David Rainey, told CNBC that the Trump administration’s tariffs are “still too high” and that consumers could see higher prices “likely towards the tail end of this month, and then certainly much more in June.”…
Check out CNET's tariff impact tracker is keeping tabs on price moves for several popular products as Walmart becomes one of the biggest retailers to warn of price hikes.
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