The federal government’s $2 trillion stimulus package is a courageous step to boost our economy but is not enough to protect the retail industry. The looming cash shortfall threatens tenants, landlords, and lenders.  If we want the retail sector—which supports 52 million jobs nationwide—to persevere, the government must extend to landlords the same protections it is providing to small businesses and labor as part of the CARES Act. Lenders must also act in good faith to forge solutions for forbearance, otherwise the federal government must mandate it. With this government assistance, we all must find a solution to work together across the retail industry.