May 12, 2016

Marketplace for Thursday, May 12, 2016

Jeffrey Thompson

Why Target has teamed up with researchers to determine what makes people buy groceries; Instagram updated its logo, and received a loud and grumpy response, we look at what's behind the logo change; and Krissy Clark, host of Marketplace's Uncertain Hour podcast, talks to Kai about welfare reform, 20 years later.

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Twenty years after welfare reform, we return to West Virginia

by Kai Ryssdal , Krissy Clark and Gina Delvac

May 12, 2016

Josephine Moore faced the "end of welfare as we knew it." Now, she's treading water.

Josephine Moore (right) at home in Kermit, West Virginia, with her daughter, Carolina, and grandson, Latham.

Krissy Clark/Marketplace

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Whole Foods to launch cheaper version in Los Angeles

by Andy Uhler

May 12, 2016

Probably not going to cost you your whole paycheck, but it's still not the bargain bin

A sketch of what the Silver Lake location will look like.

Courtesy of 365 by Whole Foods

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Hospitals use mobile clinics to increase access

by Lauren Silverman

May 12, 2016

These clinics reduce emergency department visits and save money.

Parkland’s Homeless Outreach Medical Services Program in Dallas has grown to serve 9,000 people a year.

Lauren Silverman/KERA

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Nissan gets bigger to compete globally

by Dan Gorenstein

May 12, 2016

Smaller car makers will increasingly be at a disadvantage in global markets

Japanese media reported that Nissan Motor confirmed that the two parties are in capital tie-up talks, and the deal would be an effective acquisition.

Ken Ishii/Getty Images

Target wants to know how you think about groceries

by Annie Baxter

May 12, 2016

Target is testing how shoppers respond to information about foods' origins and freshness.

Seijen Takamura, the lead designer with the Food + Future coLab, talks to target shopper Nedra Henry.

Jeffrey Thompson

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Instagram's new logo prompts retro complaints

by Ashley Milne-Tyte

May 12, 2016

Social media users don't like it when things change.

The new logos for Instagram and its spin-off apps: Layout, Boomerang and Hyperlapse.

Courtesy: Instagram

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Department stores face an uncertain future

by Mark Garrison

May 12, 2016

To compete, they've got to completely transform themselves.

Pedestrians walk by Macy's flagship store in Herald Square on May 11, 2016 in New York, New York. The retailer faces a second year of sales declines, overall sales fell 7.4 percent to $5.77 billion in the quarter ended April 30.

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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Final Note

We've watched millions of years worth of YouTube videos

by Kai Ryssdal

May 12, 2016

Nearly 400 million years

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Why Target has teamed up with researchers to determine what makes people buy groceries; Instagram updated its logo, and received a loud and grumpy response, we look at what’s behind the logo change; and Krissy Clark, host of Marketplace’s Uncertain Hour podcast, talks to Kai about welfare reform, 20 years later.