Walmart CEO Says Shoppers Could See Falling Prices in Coming Months

  • McMillon says prices could fall in dry groceries, consumables
  • Comments are latest sign the Fed’s rate hikes are paying off

Doug McMillon

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The head of the world’s largest retailer just used the D word on an earnings call: deflation.

“In the US, we may be managing through a period of deflation in the months to come,” Walmart Inc. Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon told analysts on an earnings call Thursday.