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Just leaving this here from 2023... "In America, estimates say that Chinese suppliers make up 70-80 percent of Walmart’s merchandise" - https://retailwire.com/

by belter 2y ago

Just leaving this here from 2023... "In America, estimates say that Chinese suppliers make up 70-80 percent of Walmart’s merchandise" - https://retailwire.com/discussion/walmarts-open-call-continues-to-support-products-made-in-the-usa/ https://retailwire.com/discussion/walmarts-open-call-continu...

toomuchtodo 2y ago
Walmart has been trying to strong arm China into eating the cost of tariffs. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-02/walmart-keeps-price-pressure-on-suppliers-after-beijing-pushback https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-02/walmart-k... | https://archive.today/Q5CNc https://archive.today/Q5CNc
- deleted 2y ago
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- paxys 2y ago
  "Hey China, pay the tariffs or we'll go to another country." "You mean the countries with tariffs even higher than ours? Best of luck."
morkalork 2y ago
Walmart is a drain on communities anyways, aren't their employees on food stamps at some ridiculously high rate?
- darth_avocado 2y ago
  It’s not like mom and pop stores are equipped to source things locally any better than Walmart. They would also be relying on the same imports from abroad, but would not have the bargaining power that Walmart has.
- bitmasher9 2y ago
  I’d rather buy from Walmart than Amazon. At least Walmart pays local taxes and has some level of quality assurance on their merchandise.
  - barbazoo 2y ago
    I’m assuming you mean you prefer buying local vs online because Walmart’s online marketplace has the same level of qa as Amazon it seems.
- astrange 2y ago
  > aren't their employees on food stamps at some ridiculously high rate? Welfare like food stamps is a subsidy /against/ Walmart, not for it. You are supporting the employees by paying for their food, which means they can negotiate for higher wages, which means Walmart pays them more. An example of the other kind would be literal wage subsidies, which are sometimes paid so companies will hire mentally disabled people.

by belter 2y ago

toomuchtodo 2y ago

Walmart has been trying to strong arm China into eating the cost of tariffs. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-02/walmart-keeps-price-pressure-on-suppliers-after-beijing-pushback https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-02/walmart-k... | https://archive.today/Q5CNc https://archive.today/Q5CNc

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paxys 2y ago
"Hey China, pay the tariffs or we'll go to another country." "You mean the countries with tariffs even higher than ours? Best of luck."

morkalork 2y ago

Walmart is a drain on communities anyways, aren't their employees on food stamps at some ridiculously high rate?

darth_avocado 2y ago
It’s not like mom and pop stores are equipped to source things locally any better than Walmart. They would also be relying on the same imports from abroad, but would not have the bargaining power that Walmart has.
bitmasher9 2y ago
I’d rather buy from Walmart than Amazon. At least Walmart pays local taxes and has some level of quality assurance on their merchandise.
- barbazoo 2y ago
  I’m assuming you mean you prefer buying local vs online because Walmart’s online marketplace has the same level of qa as Amazon it seems.
astrange 2y ago
> aren't their employees on food stamps at some ridiculously high rate? Welfare like food stamps is a subsidy /against/ Walmart, not for it. You are supporting the employees by paying for their food, which means they can negotiate for higher wages, which means Walmart pays them more. An example of the other kind would be literal wage subsidies, which are sometimes paid so companies will hire mentally disabled people.