Assignment:
You are the purchasing manager for Outfitters, a new store scheduled to open February 1, 2017, in Madison, Wisconsin. Your store will carry lines of moderately-priced outdoor clothing and gear for hiking, camping, climbing, kayaking, and canoeing. The store will be located just eight blocks from the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus; therefore, you anticipate high volume sales.
You may be interested in a line of shirts and pants carried by the Blue Skies Company of Dallas, Texas. Before you make a decision, you need more information about the company's business credit policies, quantity discounts, retail sales policies, and methods and time frame for shipments.
Your store information: Outfitters, 511 State Street, Madison, WI 53703; Phone (608) 257-7091; Fax (608) 257-3126. Outfitters' Web site is www.outfittersmadison.com.
Instructions:
Write a business email to Thomas Zorn, sales manager of Blue Skies, to request the information needed.
Create the message in a Word document. To mimic email format, include a "To" and "From" line with your email address and Thomas Zorn's email address ([email protected]).
Include a subject line.
Use the direct-order plan. Put the main idea ("Could you please provide information about..." or "Please provide information about...") in the first sentence.
Provide sufficient background about your business so the sales manager can respond with specific answers.
Conclude with a logical end date.
You may add (make up) any information; however, do not change anything stated in this assignment.