Mall-based specialty retail, from Abercrombie to Zara, was in large part declared “non-essential” during this Spring’s pandemic lockdowns, and the sector still suffers in most states from reduced capacity and depressed demand. Nearly all these companies are struggling to stay solvent; over two dozen have declared bankruptcy.

CBUS Retail is developing a docuseries tailor-made for this unprecedented time, focused on the impact of Covid-19 on specialty retail companies and the strategies they are pursuing to emerge from the crisis. The series features their executives’ passion for the industry and the heroic efforts required to close, retool and reopen stores; manage cash; fix supply chains; clean up inventories; unleash ecommerce; and lure customers back as the economy reopens. We celebrate PRODUCT and BRAND. Columbus, Ohio, too, is a character, as are various well-known analysts and industry figures from other retail hubs.

One new episode will be released every week. Join to become a member of CBUS Retail or just sign up directly to get exclusive access to each episode. 

CBUS Retail takes its tagline “We Love Retail” with heartfelt seriousness. We know that the retail employees who work in stores, DCs and HQ — and those in the supporting ecosystem of technology companies, creative agencies, consultancies, etc. — as well as the tens of thousands recently laid off from these companies due to the crisis, all love this industry too. This series is for us.