Walmart Says Tariff Costs Are Rising 'each Week' and Will Continue

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Walmart reports rising tariff costs, sparking discussion on price adjustments and economic policies.

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burnt-resistor

4 months ago

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Slowly-boil the frogs so they don't notice.

Also, the Medicaid cuts won't come into force for 2 years.

nolok

4 months ago

Not sure if salaries are rising for the popular and lower middle class in the us but if they're stagnating like here people will notice when things they could afford without thinking have now become luxuries .

hollow-moe

4 months ago

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Walmart should invest in eink pricetags, more and more shops have them here in France. Eventually allows them to increase the price of items throughout the day without having to manually re-tag

sidpatil

4 months ago

The Wal-Mart near me uses e-ink price tags for many (but not all) of their items.

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