{"id":20660,"date":"2026-08-20T18:57:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=20660"},"modified":"2026-08-20T18:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:57:17","slug":"walmart-sees-sales-growth-slip-as-us-shoppers-feel-the-squeeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=20660","title":{"rendered":"Walmart sees sales growth slip as US shoppers feel the squeeze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Sales at the US retail giant Walmart grew at their slowest pace for more than six years in the most recent quarter, suggesting American shoppers are under strain.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Walmart, which due to its size is well-placed to gauge consumers&#8217; mood, blamed the rising price of fuel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Sales at comparable sites across the chain were up by 2.6%, excluding fuel, between May and July<b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>the company said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Walmart said it would use up to $3bn of expected tariff refunds to lower prices in a bid to keep customers spending.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The rebate stems from duties the retailer paid after President Trump imposed a wave of tariffs on imported goods last year. Retailers are receiving refunds from central government after those tariffs were ruled unlawful. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Rival retailer Target recently said it had received $1bn in rebates, boosting its profits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Walmart, the US&#8217;s largest retailer, said the nearly $3bn in tariff rebate it anticipated would help it continue a programme of price cuts or &#8220;rollbacks&#8221; that it <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">expanded earlier this year<\/b><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">. <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Walmart has leaned heavily on price cuts to retain customers, launching 11,000 of its so-called &#8220;rollbacks&#8221; across categories. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Chief financial officer John David Rainey said those lower prices were already lifting transactions and unit sales, especially in food and other staples like toys. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But he acknowledged that the retail environment remained uneven, with lower-income households \u2013 a core part of Walmart&#8217;s base \u2013 feeling squeezed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Rainey said rising petrol prices were leaving shoppers with less spare cash, saying the shift in behaviour became clear once fuel went above $4 a gallon. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Price moves in June made the impact obvious, he added, with lower-income customers pulling back and focusing spending on essentials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Beyond the consumer pullback, Walmart&#8217;s results highlighted several additional risks that could shape the firm&#8217;s prospects in the months ahead. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Much of the quarter&#8217;s profit lift came from tariff refunds that had already come in, a one-off benefit that analysts say won&#8217;t recur to the same extent. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The price rollbacks could put pressure on margins, while Walmart is also spending money on automation, new warehouses, and tech upgrades. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">On the earnings call, analysts pressed management on whether lower prices were already driving a lift in sales and whether some rollbacks could be locked in for 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Walmart said the benefits were showing up most clearly in food and other staples, and that certain cuts might remain if they continued to resonate with shoppers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Our hope and intention always is that rollbacks can become permanent &#8230; wherever possible,&#8221; Rainey said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Analysts also questioned whether Walmart&#8217;s income could continue to grow despite flagging sales. 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