By Denny Jacob

Home Depot said it plans to hold the line on prices.

The retailer has been pushing to shift production out of China. It is also working with suppliers to keep prices steady despite tariffs, Chief Financial Officer Richard McPhail said in an interview.

Last week, Walmart announced that it would raise prices because of tariffs, prompting President Trump to criticize the company.

Walmart and Home Depot kept their financial forecasts for fiscal 2025 unchanged, contrasting with a flurry of companies that have scaled back or suspended their forecasts in response to on-again, off-again tariffs.

Suppliers say that Walmart, Home Depot and other retailers have been pushing them to make price concessions or shift production out of China. Some of the haggling has prompted Home Depot suppliers to shift their sourcing outside of China.

"We anticipate that 12 months from now, no single country outside the United States will represent more than 10% of our purchases," said McPhail.

Home Depot's comparable sales in the U.S. ticked up by 0.2%. McPhail said poor weather hurt February sales, but that strong employment levels and home appreciation mean that Home Depot customers -- mostly homeowners -- continue to have money to spend on home improvement projects.

Write to Denny Jacob at denny.jacob@wsj.com

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