Geoff of Xitan struggles as Peter of the Byte Shops forges ahead and the Korean Jumbo crisis settled down
A bright, cool but dry day. To the office for another intensive day of paperwork and internal activity. Long phone conversations with Geoff Lynch and Peter King. Geoff has still to get to grips with Xitan’s new premises and staff and is impeded by holidays and sickness. He has a reputation for success, however, and sales figures still underpin profitability. Peter is walking on air with another successful Byte Shop Manager’s sales meeting today. August sales are over £360K and well above budget. Gordon Coventry’s Glasgow Byte Shop is leading the pack after two months which is a heartening turn round on past fortunes. Overall more work than can easily be managed and it will be a few days before I have reasonably caught up.
News today of direct political interchanges between the USSR and USA foreign ministers, the British Airline Pilot Association has instated a ban on flights to Moscow and a mass meeting in South Korea is held as a requiem and demonstration.
The family in good mood today and Daniel seems not to be worried about starting his school on Friday.