Target is doing the same thing that we caught Walmart doing which is taking the actual retail tags off clothes and then charging more for the item because of Tariffs.
Target is doing the same thing that we caught Walmart doing which is taking the actual retail tags off clothes and then charging more for the item because of Tariffs. 😡 pic.twitter.com/aLKKAVer6O
— Suzie rizzio (@Suzierizzo1) August 30, 2025
Same at Walmart
https://twitter.com/_/status/1959452721905336743
More from Walmart.
Walmart prices up 25% to 40%, thanks to Trump’s tariffs.
But his economic advisors tell the billionaire President that there’s no inflation. pic.twitter.com/IN0onMpgi3
— S.L. Kanthan (@Kanthan2030) August 4, 2025
Other retailers may be doing the same now to hide the increased prices due to tariffs.
Beware.
Retail Brew reports: “Walmart and Target have allegedly been directing employees to remove prices from tags on many in-store apparel items for several months.” https://www.retailbrew.com/stories/2025/08/28/are-walmart-and-target-asking-employees-to-tear-the-prices-off-clothing-tags
TikTok videos show workers spending entire shifts tearing off labels. Reddit threads describe 4am call-ins to strip tags before opening. The goal isn’t clarity. It’s confusion. If the price keeps rising, make sure no one knows what it used to be.
DailyMail confirms: “Target and Walmart staff say they are being asked to rip price tags from clothing in anticipation of tariff-related price hikes.” https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-15047727/Sneaky-way-Target-Walmart-prepping-clothes-higher-prices-unveiled.html
Forbes adds the macro rot: “Target’s stock price is down 31%… That equates to over $13 billion loss in market cap.” https://www.forbes.com/sites/dougmelville/2025/08/20/as-target-names-new-ceo-stock-tumbles-10-as-dei-hit-and-tariffs-drag-on-sales/