Coronavirus accelerates trends driving change in retail sector, UNC experts say

Retailers across the country are being forced to adapt to challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, and experts from UNC say many will have to innovate if they hope to stay in business. UNC hosted a panel this week to discuss the current crisis and its impact on the retail industry. Panelists included UNC Kenan-Flagler Business Schools professors Andra Ghent, Katrijn Gielens and Adam Mersereau, and Pension Real Estate Association Research Director Greg MacKinnon. Ghent says retailers began feeling…