# Professor Russ Winer explains why he believes the COVID-19 pandemic has served as an accelerant for exposing vulnerable companies

1 Faculty News May 4, 2020 ![PIX 11 News logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/pix11news.jpg?itok=muG8wdmP)>

Excerpt from [Pix11](https://www.pix11.com/news/coronavirus/j-crew-goes-bankrupt-as-pandemic-rapidly-accelerates-changes-to-world-of-retail) -- "NYU Stern School of Business Professor [Russell Winer](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/russell-winer) said the pandemic did not create retail problems, it just exposed already vulnerable companies. 'I view the COVID-19 crisis as an accelerator,' Winer said. 'The brands having trouble before, are going to continue to have trouble.'"

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