Transferring

Hii! Before I begin I’d like to say, I know lots of people like to respond with “ask your store manager” but we don’t have one right now and I’m getting conflicting answers.

Long story short I’m moving in August and I’d like to transfer locations. There’s four B&Ns where I’m headed and I have no real preference which I go to. I’m a Keyholding Senior and a CSS. I know the store numbers, area managers, and store managers of each store I’m looking at.

I’ve been told to email my area manager directly about the change, also to have a higher up do it, also to have a higher up write me a letter of introduction. Has anybody gone through this process successfully and have any tips? Obviously transferring is hard and prolonged so I’m trying to get a jump on it, esp being a Senior. But I’m not sure how to really put it in motion since I’m getting so much conflicting advice. Thanks in advance!!