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The cost of SNAP restrictions

Marketplace All-in-One

Marketplace

News, Business

4.51.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Convenience stores face new barriers to accepting SNAP dollars this year. A USDA rule aimed at providing healthier options mean some stores must choose between expanding their perishable offerings — which can be expensive — and accepting SNAP dollars at all. In this episode, we examine SNAP regulations from the perspective of businesses. Plus: Upcoming tech IPOs could shake up your retirement fund, first-time homebuyers keep getting older and Quince might set a new standard for retail business models.


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0:00.0

A holiday does not necessarily equal a light newsday, these days at least.

0:07.3

We've got IPOs, homebuyer stats, and the lowdown on a somewhat mysterious retailer that's trending by copying trends.

0:15.7

From American Public Media, this is Marketplace. In New York, I'm Kristen Schwab in for Kyris Dahl. It's Monday,

0:30.2

May 25th. Good to have you with us on this Memorial Day. Over the weekend, it seemed like the

0:36.3

Trump administration in Iran were maybe getting closer

0:39.7

to ending the war. Now progress seems to have slowed down. Of course, all of it continues to

0:46.3

impact trade routes and the price of oil. And American businesses are left with little to do

0:51.6

but follow the twists and turns. Though twists and turns might just

0:56.1

be a part of doing business in America now. To get a temperature check, we called up Daniela Velasquez

1:01.9

DeLeon, general manager of Organics Unlimited, a fruit importer in San Diego. Daniela, it's great to

1:07.9

talk with you again. Great to talk to you, too.

1:13.6

So it's been a few months since we've caught up.

1:15.5

Tell me, how's business? What's happening?

1:18.9

It's good. It's been a good year.

1:25.2

As always, there's stuff going on out in the world, but business has been good this year.

1:28.8

Yeah, there's a lot of stuff going on in the world.

1:31.8

What is sort of the thing that rises to the top for you?

1:38.6

I mean, I think the biggest thing on a lot of people's minds is what's going on in the Middle East.

1:47.0

I mean, just from an overall humanitarian perspective, but also just the way it affects every single industry.

1:52.4

And of course, the tariffs, which will hopefully start getting the refunds here soon.

1:56.0

Yeah, let's start with tariffs.

1:58.3

Have you applied for that refund yet?

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