Walmart just made it even easier for everyone else to raise prices
1. Walmart plans to raise prices due to tariffs, affecting consumer perception. 2. Other retailers benefit from Walmart providing cover for price hikes. 3. Trump criticized Walmart, warning against public discussions of cost increases. 4. Walmart's scale helps mitigate the impact of rising tariffs better than competitors. 5. Pricing strategies might change due to pressures from political discourse.