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EXCLUSIVE Walmart staff warn shoppers over avalanche of price hikes on all your favorite products
Walmart employees say they're being hit with a flood of in-store price updates — and they're sounding the alarm online.
Screenshots from workers' handheld inventory devices show thousands of items being repriced across entire stores — in some cases, more than 15,000 in a single location.
Another said that at their store, just in the clothing section, there were '4,000 today'.
'Lately my section has been getting 5,000 to 9,000 a week,' another added, saying it was a 40 to 50 percent increase over usual.
Not all of the adjustments are price hikes. Some will be markdowns or seasonal promotions.
But the sheer volume has workers overwhelmed — and it's raising eyebrows as Walmart deals with inflation-weary shoppers, rising supplier costs, and renewed pressure from President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Independent analysts have told that the President's signature policy would make products more expensive.
Walmart confirmed as much in its most recent earnings update, revealing it would raise prices in direct response to the new tariffs.
The grocery giant — which imports 60 percent of its goods from China —said it would have to pass along the 'unprecedented' costs of Trump's trade war on to consumers.
'Pricing fluctuations are a normal course of business and are influenced by a variety of factors,' Joe Pennington, Walmart's global press office lead, told
'We remain dedicated to managing inventory well and managing costs to maintain everyday low prices.
'Nothing about the current environment changes our focus — in the last quarter we had 6,500 rollbacks which is 1,000 more than the previous quarter.'
Last month, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon warned that prices would rise in response to sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods — a comment that drew backlash from President Donald Trump.
'Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain,' Trump threatened on social media.
'Between Walmart and China they should, as is said, "EAT THE TARIFFS," and not charge valued customers ANYTHING. I'll be watching, and so will your customers!!!'
Walmart has since modestly backtracked on its higher price warnings, repeatedly saying it is trying to 'keep prices low.' But attempts to skirt the tariffs will be challenging.
Previously, a Walmart employee posted a picture of a price change on a Hasbro doll - the price increased by over 40 percent
Meanwhile, a growing number of staffers are posting on social media, claiming products are getting more expensive.
For example, in another thread, an employee posted a picture of a Hasbro My Real Baby doll's price surge, shocking the tag from $34.97 to $49.97 — a nearly 43 percent increase.
For industry analysts, Walmart's pricing changes are seen as a bellwether for the rest of the retail economy.
The retailer has over 4,800 stores across the US. It was the largest company by revenue in the world in 2024.
Because of its sheer size, wherever Walmart's pricing goes, other stores will likely follow.
But the retailing giant isn't the only chain under tariff pressure.
Several retailers have warned that their prices will also climb with Trump's tariff regimes.
Executives from Best Buy and Target have also warned of incoming price increases tied to the new trade policies.
And when Amazon said it would label tariffs as a separate line item on some product listings, the White House publicly called the move a 'hostile and political act.'
The e-commerce giant quickly scrapped plans to advertise the tariff increases after the call-out.
