US EditionCNET's Tariff Price Tracker: I'm Following 11 Key Products Daily for Price Changes
- Walmart and Target raised prices on several products, including a Jurassic World T. Rex toy and a Baby Born doll, between March and May 2025.
- These price increases followed tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, which aimed to protect domestic industries but caused rising costs for retailers.
- Walmart’s CFO John David Rainey indicated that certain product prices are expected to rise in the upcoming weeks and months due to tariffs, while Target’s CEO Brian Cornell emphasized that increasing prices would be a measure of last resort for the company.
- The Jurassic World T. Rex toy price jumped nearly 38% from $39.92 to $55, while a Baby Born doll rose about 43%, and a left-handed fishing reel increased 45%.
- These tariffs have led retailers to raise prices, reflecting a complex trade-policy impact that consumers and companies will closely monitor in 2025.
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Walmart Shows Significant Price Increases Likely Tied to Tariffs, Despite Trump's Demand To Maintain Pricing - RetailWire
Walmart may be raising prices on a variety of its items, likely as a result of cost increases related to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, despite the president having demanded that the retailer (and others in the space) “eat the tariffs,” according to The New York Post. The outlet noted that some price increases exceeded a 100% markup, with toys — a product category particularly impacted due to the majority of them being manufactured in China —…
In the United States, Walmart employees share photos of price increases of more than 38%, reports Business Insider.
The Independent
The Independent (US)Walmart and Target workers are sharing pics of price increases amid Trump’s tariffs
‘I just feel terrible putting all these ridiculously high prices up,’ said one worker on Reddit
New York Post
world-ne.wsWalmart quietly jacks up prices — despite Trump’s demand for retailer to ‘eat the tariffs’
Walmart has quietly been hiking prices on items ranging from toys to office supplies, with some markups reportedly climbing more than 100% -- despite President Trump's demand for retailers to "eat the tariffs."
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