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Smilo

(1,977 posts) Thu Aug 21, 2025, 10:06 PM Aug 21

Don't worry Walmart will be a-okay.

Walmart has scooped up market share from rivals as wealthier consumers frequent the store more often, worried about the effects of tariffs on prices, the company’s results on Thursday showed.

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/21/nx-s1-5509592/walmart-tariff-costs-rising-earnings

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/walmarts-stock-falls-after-a-rare-profit-miss-even-as-sales-show-strength-and-margins-improve-4ad82b7b

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Walmart says tariff costs are rising 'each week' and will continue [View all] Smilo Aug 21 OP

The first place they will look to make it up is their employees. Maru Kitteh Aug 21 #1