Walmart braces for rising prices amid tariff pressures
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 9:21 am
Walmart reported robust quarterly performance but warned that escalating tariff costs would necessitate price hikes. Executives expressed unease over the volatile economic landscape, with tariffs adding pressure to already strained profit margins—leaving consumers to absorb the extra cost with a touch of exasperated resignation.
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Some retailers say due to their profit margin, they have 'no alternative' but to pass on the costs resulting from the trade war with the U.S. onto consumers.
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart’s first-quarter profit slipped, and it said it must raise prices due to higher costs from tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump. The nation’s largest retailers posted strong quarterly sales Thursday and said it expects sales growth of 3.5% to 4.5% in the second…
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Like many other U.S. companies, however, it did not issue a profit outlook for the quarter because of the chaotic environment, with stated U.S. tariff policies changing constantly
Retailer delivered another quarter of solid sales and earnings growth, but cautioned on increasing economic turbulence
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart’s first quarter profit slipped and it said it must raise prices due to higher costs from tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump. The nation’s largest retailers posted strong quarterly sales Thursday and said it expects sales growth of 3.5% to 4.5% in the second…
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