Walmart CEO Announces Return of Thanksgiving Savings Basket, Turkey Included, Lowest Price Since 2019

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Walmart CEO John Furner Announces Return of Thanksgiving Savings Basket With Turkey Prices Through 2019 Amid Tariff Concerns

Walmart CEO and President John Furner is offering shoppers some impressive savings ahead of Thanksgiving
The Box Store is bringing back the Thanksgiving Savings Basket for the third year, and it’s a better price than 2024.
The deal includes a 13.5 Butterball Turkey at its lowest price since 2019.

Walmart is bringing back a deal that will save shoppers money when it comes time for the Thanksgiving holiday, amid concerns about rising costs due to new tariffs.

On Wednesday, October 21, the company’s CEO and president, John Furner, appeared Good morning America to reveal that Walmart has brought back the Thanksgiving Savings Basket for the third year in a row.

Despite price concerns, buyers will get a better deal than 2024.

“We’re really excited about what we have planned for Thanksgiving this year,” he said on the morning show, adding, “It’s a time of year when people are busy. They don’t want to sacrifice quality, and we want to do everything we can to help them celebrate the holiday the way they want. And we want to do it in a way that’s very accessible and valuable.”

According to a Walmart press release, the cart makes a meal that costs about $4 per person for 10 servings.

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Walmart Holiday Meal Basket

Enabled GMA, Furner revealed that the price is down “about 25 percent” compared to what customers were paying in 2024, a savings of about $14.

There are more than 20 items in the basket, the highlight of which is the 13.5-pound Butterball Turkey.

“Our turkey prices are back to where they were in 2019 at 97 cents a pound,” Furner told George Stephanopoulos. He added that the deal “was better than I expected”, saying he had been “very excited” about the price this year.

“We started the idea of making the whole basket easy to buy, easy to assemble back in 2022. And this year we’re going to have the best basket prices we’ve had since the program started,” he said.

Furner added, “We want to help people celebrate the way they want, and do it at a great Walmart price.

This year’s basket includes other ingredients such as stuffing mixes, lunch rolls, potatoes, cranberries, pie crusts and other Thanksgiving essentials from brands like Campbells, Stove Top and Walmart’s Great Value brand, according to a press release.

Walmart shoppers will be able to order a cart with free expedited shipping if they’re using the company’s Pickup & Delivery service for the first time.

The deal, created by Walmart with value, abundance and convenience in mind, is available online and in stores through December 25.

This year, the box offered several alternative meals, such as a gluten-free Thanksgiving meal and a Prime Rib meal basket. The Balanced Thanksgiving Swap, described as a “sophisticated twist on tradition,” allows “protein-rich exchanges like Goodles Mac & Cheese and Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes and ingredients to make a protein-rich pumpkin dessert,” according to a press release.

“We know that every dollar and minute counts — that’s why we’re offering a low-cost, one-click Thanksgiving meal basket that includes popular brands like Butterball and Stove Top, along with trusted Walmart private label products. We want every family to be able to eat and celebrate without compromising on quality, quantity or tradition,” Walmart said in a statement.

After previously acknowledging that tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump earlier this year will affect prices, Furner commented on how things are changing for Walmart as the holiday season approaches. GMA.

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He emphasized that the company has taken steps to help protect customers from rising costs by highlighting the reduced cost of the savings basket and the offers people can get through its Rollbacks program.

“We’re standing here today and we have to say today that we have about 7,000 items, which is about a thousand more than at the beginning of the year,” he said, adding that the goal of the program is to keep “some of our better and better quality products” at reasonable prices.

Furner also said that “about two-thirds of what we sell is made, grown or assembled in the United States,” which also helped offset rising prices.

Discussing the new trends he sees in 2025, Furner said, “What we saw and talked about at the end of the second quarter just a couple of months ago, we see a customer that is very savvy. They think about value. They like quality and they’ve been very resilient.”

“Our customers who have shopped with us both online and in-store have been really resilient, but they’re looking for value. So we’re doing everything we can to be as efficient as possible so we can offer low prices,” he said.

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