{
  "id": 896144,
  "title": "Costco tariff refunds: Warehouse club is one of the few retailers saying it will pay customers back. How and when?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/costco-tariff-refunds-warehouse-club-is-one-of-the-few-retailers",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-14T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91590140/costco-tariff-refunds-ceo-ron-vachris-says-store-will-pay-back-customers-reimbursement-refund-how-when"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nearly five months after the Supreme Court overturned President Donald Trump's tariffs, a question remains: how—and when—will the government return the refunds? Thousands of companies are now involved in complex suits against the federal government, leaving consumers focused on when these refunds will be returned. Since the White House declared \"Liberation Day\" in 2025, consumers have faced higher prices on items ranging from furniture to flip flops, and even expensive electronics. However, some companies, like Costco, have indicated they will return U.S. tariff refunds to their members. The specifics of how this will happen are still unclear. Costco is also currently facing a class-action lawsuit from customers seeking to force the retailer to pass along any refund it receives from the government. In response, Costco maintains that the plaintiff was not entitled to lower costs, accusing him of attacking a \"strawman\"—the Administration's belief in the emancipatory quality of tariffs. The lawsuit argues that no one was forced to purchase Costco products, even at tariff-inflated prices. Major companies such as Apple, Nike, and FedEx have already received some refunds totaling about $9.6 billion in the past quarter, with some companies starting to pass on these refunds to customers.",
  "summary": "Some five months after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s tariffs, one question remains: How—and when—will the government return the refunds? With thousands of companies embroiled in complicated suits against the federal government, consumers are focused something far simpler: When will these companies return their refunds? Dating back to the White House’s self-proclaimed…",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}