Another roadshow

I’m up in the North West for the latest roadshow, this is actually going to be half a road show as this is one of the areas where we trialled having an area manager in place. So instead of the full session I am going to focus on talking through the vision, getting people’s views on the progress we are making and how they are feeling about our current performance.
Our huge challenge at the moment is getting the rest of our new product launched embedded then really going for sales.
Yesterday we finalised our plans for Christmas and today sees us briefing the visual team so that they can start to work on the point of sale.
One area which we have been working on is how we merchandise and retail confectionary within our stores, this is an area which we have not really prioritised with so much going on elsewhere but we are now in a position to really drive sales of these products both on the merchandise floor and in our food outlets.
Finally, today’s visit to the North West is pretty much a flying visit, after the roadshow I am stopping to have a wisdom tooth extracted then heading back to London, I’m guessing this is not going to be a fun experience but it has to be done – wish me luck!