Walmart to raise prices due to tariff costs after posting solid first quarter sales


By Xia Lin
  • World
  • Friday, 16 May 2025

NEW YORK, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Walmart, the world's largest retailer, said President Donald Trump's tariffs are "too high" and it will raise prices on some items as Trump's global trade war increases the company's costs.

"We will do our best to keep our prices as low as possible. But given the magnitude of the tariffs, even at the reduced levels announced this week, we aren't able to absorb all the pressure given the reality of narrow retail margins," Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said on Thursday on an earnings call.

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