Businesses brace for tariff déjà vu
Summary
This Marketplace episode examines how businesses and consumers are navigating new tariffs, slowing retail sales, and rising costs. Reports detail supply chain struggles for flower and apparel companies, the Federal Reserve’s pause on interest rates amid mixed inflation data, and Kroger’s acquisition of Giant Eagle to compete with Walmart. The show also explores the high costs of youth sports driven by private equity and the pressure on luxury real estate agents to maintain expensive personal brands for social media visibility.
Topics discussed
Sponsors: Cornerstone and Odoo
Retail sales slow as businesses brace for new tariffs
Fed holds rates steady amid mixed economic data
Kroger buys Giant Eagle to compete with Walmart
Luxury real estate agents spend heavily on personal branding
Marketplace Numbers: Stock market recap
Sponsors: Capital One and Fundrise
Small business owner struggles with economic uncertainty
The rising cost of youth sports and private equity
Grocery unit sales drop and podcast promo
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