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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:39:10 +0100
From: sales@expressmusic.co.uk
To: Karl Szwed <karl.szwed@blackstaramps.com>
Subject: RE: Express x Blackstar Follow up
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Cheers mate
:)

On 2021-09-28 13:35, Karl Szwed wrote:
> Hi Phil,
>
> Okay, thanks for getting back to me.
>
> Please do get back in touch with us if anything changes, and I hope
> in the future that there will be opportunities to work together.
>
> Myself and Steve will make sure to touch base every now and then to
> see how things are.
>
> Plus you are my local guitar store as I'm only in Rugby so it's
> likely that I'll be in occasionally anyway!
>
> All the best to you, Harriet and Tim and speak soon.
>
> Thanks
>
> Best Regards
>
>  
>
> KARL SZWED
>
> UK Sales Manager
>
> Blackstar Amplification
>
> www.blackstaramps.com [1]
>
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>
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>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: sales@expressmusic.co.uk [mailto:sales@expressmusic.co.uk]
> Sent: 28 September 2021 13:31
> To: karl.szwed@blackstaramps.com
> Subject: RE: Express x Blackstar Follow up
>
> Hey Hey
>
> Hope your all good
>
> We will leave it for now ....
>
> Phil
>
> :)
>
> On 2021-09-28 11:36, Karl Szwed wrote:
>
>> Hi Phil,
>
>>
>
>> Hope you're keeping well?
>
>>
>
>> Apologies for the delayed chase up on this, the past months have 
>> been
>
>> a bit up and down and I took a bit of time out for some
>
>> personal/family stuff.
>
>>
>
>> I did want to get back in touch though, as we never did close this
>
>> one way or another.
>
>>
>
>> We do absolutely still have an appetite to work with Express Music,
>
>> and I'd like to still extend the proposal I made below (and
>
>> attached).
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> You have a great store and online presence and I feel that given the
>
>> right circumstances there is value to be had for the Blackstar brand
>
>> and our mutual business together.
>
>>
>
>> However if the time isn't right for you right now then I do
>
>> appreciate that, based on what we spoke about when we visited.
>
>>
>
>> If you don't want to do anything right now then we can hit the pause
>
>> button and review at a later date.
>
>>
>
>> I just don't want to leave us both in limbo whilst still advertising
>
>> you as a dealer etc on the website if the product won't be available
>
>> for our customers.
>
>>
>
>> Happy to have a quick call and talk anything through, but hopefully
>
>> we can agree a route forward that works best for both parties.
>
>>
>
>> Thanks again and look forward to hearing from you.
>
>>
>
>> Best Regards
>
>>
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> KARL SZWED
>
>>
>
>> UK Sales Manager
>
>>
>
>> Blackstar Amplification
>
>>
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>> FROM: Karl Szwed [mailto:karl.szwed@blackstaramps.com]
>
>> SENT: 24 June 2021 15:24
>
>> TO: coventry@expressmusic.co.uk
>
>> CC: sales@expressmusic.co.uk; 'Steve Marks'
>
>> SUBJECT: Express x Blackstar Follow up
>
>>
>
>> Hi Phil,
>
>>
>
>> Thanks again for taking the time to meet with me and Steve 
>> yesterday.
>
>> It was great to hear first-hand how things are working for you and
>
>> understand a bit more about the business.
>
>>
>
>> Apologies that this has taken a bit of time to put together today,
>
>> but we wanted to make sure we did the legwork to present you with 
>> the
>
>> right opportunities.
>
>>
>
>> Attached is an order proposal where we have worked on a consolidated
>
>> offering that we believe fits the profile of what you're looking to
>
>> achieve, whilst giving us a representation across the key ranges.
>
>>
>
>> You'll see that we have looked at what the market is doing on these
>
>> SKU's and used an average street price to calculate what the margin
>
>> opportunity is, whilst remaining competitive with other key
>
>> retailers.
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> At the new trades I admit that it isn't as good as it will be whilst
>
>> we go through the transition of old stock washing through and street
>
>> prices naturally going up.
>
>>
>
>> So on this proposal I'd like to offer that we honour your previous
>
>> trade costs in order for us to make a good start on building things
>
>> back up.
>
>>
>
>> You'll see in columns Q-R-S that this will allow you to reach over
>
>> 20%, and in most cases nearer to 30% when we factor your co-op
>
>> discount and settlement if we get you set up with the
>
>> GoCardless/direct debits.
>
>>
>
>> Over time this will also improve as the market adjusts to the new
>
>> normal.
>
>>
>
>> Please have a look over this and let us know your thoughts.
>
>>
>
>> On the side we're also checking our POS stock to help build the
>
>> display area, so will get back on that point separately.
>
>>
>
>> Thanks again, look forward to hearing from you.
>
>>
>
>> Best Regards
>
>>
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> KARL SZWED
>
>>
>
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>
>>
>
>> Blackstar Amplification
>
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