Owner David Jackson speaks to opening safely

Closing wasn’t easy.

Sales at David Jackson’s Fleet Feet store in Sarasota plunged 85% from a year ago after he made the decision to follow the chain’s guidance and governmental direction to move sales exclusively online, with limited at-store pickup, in mid-March.

“We were in nothing less than panic mode,” says Jackson, a Fleet Feet franchisee whose company also operates another four athletic shoe and apparel and gift stores in the Sarasota area.

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