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Walmart is reducing the prices of its apparel products, and the discounts are going to be unexpectedly huge. The retailer had to offer big reductions as it already wanted to sell off its apparel line that had been accumulating in the stores and warehouses.
Walmart revealed that because people are now spending more on food and gas, they are no longer setting aside money for clothing items. Because of this, the company has a large surplus of apparel products. The only way to sell them all is by slashing prices, and this is what it is doing now.
As per Fox Business, Walmart is drastically lowering the cost of its apparel as shoppers are shifting their focus on food. With the high inflation, people are using their money on more important things, and unfortunately, clothing is not on the list of immediate necessities.
Apparently, the company is using the “sale” strategy in an attempt to scale down the amount of its surplus. The announcement of price cuts on apparel at Walmart stores comes after it revealed its reduced profit expectations for the fiscal year 2023.
Meanwhile, the high inflation is obviously affecting the shopper’s capacity to spend on other things, such as items under the general merchandise categories. If Walmart does not offer markdowns, it may be impossible to sell off its surplus items, which will only result in losses if they will remain in the warehouses.
"The increasing levels of food and fuel inflation are affecting how customers spend, and while we have made good progress clearing hardline categories, apparel in Walmart U.S. is requiring more markdown dollars," Doug McMillion, Walmart’s president and chief executive officer, said in a press release.
The CEO added, "We are now anticipating more pressure on general merchandise in the back half; however, we’re encouraged by the start we are seeing on school supplies in Walmart stores in the United States."
Finally, Walmart has lowered its profit projections and told shareholders this week to expect their share earnings to go down for the second quarter.
