Proposal Development Presentation

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Friendly Floor Covering Friendly Floor Covering, a local, family-owned business, has been sold to a national retail flooring and remodeling company called Acme Interiors. The founders of Friendly Floor Covering, who are also the executive management, are retiring. As part of the transition to becoming a member of the Acme Interiors chain, a new store management team will be sent in. Additionally, branding and store displays will be changed to reflect the Acme Interiors look. Acme Interiors would like to retain the fort-five employees, who range from middle management, to sales staff, to business office and stocking, delivery, and installation personnel. Many of the employees at Friendly Floor Covering have a long history with the company and have enjoyed personal relationships with the owner or management. Friendly Floor Covering enjoys a very positive reputation and has regular and new customers who have helped it maintain healthy sales during most of its history. Acme Interiors, a successful national retail chain, is known for running a tight ship and having good returns on stockholders’ investments. Benefits and salaries for employees of Acme Interiors are competitive and a bit higher than those in the local market where Friendly Floor Covering is located. Under the new management, unlike their more casual experience as employees of Friendly Floor Covering, employees would have to complete time cards to verify work hours. Employees would also have to work with their store manager and have annual performance reviews, preplan and receive approval for vacations and personal time off, and meet projected sales quotas under the new Acme Interiors management culture. Friendly Floor Covering employees are expressing frustration, suspicion, sadness, and anger about the impending change. The new store management team, who are from another location, will be arriving at the Friendly Floor Covering site in one month to begin the transition. The management team will be accountable for maintaining projected sales levels at the new site, as well as creating a favorable impression for Acme Interiors in the local market. You have been contacted to work with the team to aid in the transition..