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  • NIB@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Walmart profit margins are razor thin(4%?). Yes, they made billions but only because they had insanely high revenue. If you have a 30% extra cost, even if Walmart absorbed as much as possible (4%), the price would still go up 26%(actually more).

    People who think companies can absord such a sudden and drastic increase in cost are clueless.

    This video explored the tariff cost on computer hardware, with some companies giving actual numbers. It shows how even small increases in tariffs(or any cost) can completely destroy the bottom line

    https://youtu.be/1W_mSOS1Qts

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      4 days ago

      How thin would their profits be if their c level employees were making even only twice as much as their managers?

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        3 days ago

        It’s a similar thought I have of charites/not-for-profits. Be that as it may be, but that doesn’t stop their senior mgt take massive pay packets and still get to hide behind what they are