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How Walmart Keeps Prices Low (October 16, 2025)

Management Consulted Season 3 Episode 13

Walmart is making a push on U.S. manufacturing, and says it’s good business. Today, Jenny Rae and Namaan break down what’s signal versus spin, where onshoring can actually cut costs, and why category-by-category moves matter more than headline percentages.

We get into supplier power, inventory timing, vertical integration in beef, and pharma basics like bringing amoxicillin back onshore. Plus, a personal investing lesson from Jenny Rae’s grandmother: buy what you never plan to sell.

Tell us how you shop at Walmart and what you’re seeing in prices where you live.

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Chapters:

  • 04:59 Personal Reflections and Financial Wisdom
  • 09:40 Walmart's Strategic Shift Towards American Manufacturing
  • 16:00 Supplier Dynamics and Cost Management
  • 21:00 The Role of Automation in Modern Manufacturing
  • 25:54 Vertical Integration and Walmart's Beef Processing Facility
  • 30:57 Legacy of Investment Philosophy


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