Shopping

About this episode

The episode explores the impact of COVID-19 on shopping habits in America, featuring insights from a fashion designer and a craft store clerk.

For a country that loves to shop, COVID-19 has forced Americans to focus their spending sprees on toilet paper and masks. What's happened to that favorite American pastime — shopping — in the middle of a pandemic? Is anyone buying? Are warehouses simply filled with stuff… and will it go on sale? This week, Alex talks to Clare Vivier, the designer and owner of the fashion brand Clare V. Clare discusses how she's handled factory closures and shuttered warehouses. Then Alex talks to Kasi, a clerk at a Hobby Lobby in Missouri, whose doors opened to the public last week. She shares her experience going back to work to sell craft supplies, and whether crochet needles count as essential materials in a pandemic. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/sixfeetapart .

People in this episode

Host: Alex Wagner

Guests: Clare Vivier, Kasi

Topics covered

• shopping
• COVID-19
• consumer behavior
• fashion industry
• craft supplies
• workplace experience

Keywords

• shopping
• COVID-19
• Clare Vivier
• Hobby Lobby
• consumer spending
• fashion
• craft supplies
• pandemic

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Clare V

Places: Missouri

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