Walmart to lay off 1,500 employees
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Walmart has announced plans to lay off 1,500 corporate employees, part of what it calls a restructuring as it weighs plans to raise prices amid Trump administration tariffs.
"Walmart’s price increase will make it easier for other retailers to follow suit,” said Neil Saunders, managing director of retail at the analytics at GlobalData Plc.
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President Donald Trump has ripped into Walmart, saying on social media that the retail giant should eat the additional costs created by his tariffs.
Trump has repeatedly claimed foreign nations will cover the tariffs, but Walmart has already started to raise prices in response to Trump's tariffs.
Home Depot is eschewing price hikes related to tariffs as President Trump warns companies against raising consumer prices.
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