It is Gasparilla season in Tampa, Fla., and that means pirates, parades, parties, art festivals, music festivals, world-class running events, and more pirates. Every year since 1904, the Mayor of the City of Tampa is forced to give up the key to the City to the Captain of the Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla (a band of pirates). This year hundreds of thousands of visitors lined Bayshore Boulevard to celebrate one of Tampa’s greatest traditions. 

While the celebration continues in Tampa, national and global economies are still in a state of uncertainty. Many retailers and A.R.E. member companies are struggling with a lack of visibility about the future. There are many positive economic indicators, but equally as many negative. The question we all face as businesses is: “How will our strategy help us navigate conditions today, much less tomorrow?”

Read Full Blog...