Walmart set to raise prices, citing Trump tariffs

US retail giant withholds Q2 guidance, but keeps annual forecast

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A Walmart store in New Jersey. Walmart, a bellwether of U.S. consumer health, offers clues on how retailers are navigating economic volatility wrought by tariffs. © Reuters

(Reuters) -- Walmart will have to start raising prices later this month due to the high cost of tariffs, executives said on Thursday, even as the retailing giant's U.S. comparable sales surpassed expectations in the first quarter.

Shares of the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company edged up 0.5% in premarket trading. Its stock is up more than 60% over the past year.

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