Executive of the Week: Record Store Day Co-Founder Michael Kurtz

The coronavirus pandemic had a profound effect on retail in all sectors of business this year, as stores closed, moved online and struggled to bring in customers as the economy tanked and unemployment rose. But independent stores arguably had it toughest, and indie record stores — already facing stiff head winds — took the brunt of the music industry’s retail impact.
It also made for a tough puzzle to solve for Record Store Day, the annual event typically held each April where