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In the Trenches March 30, 2017

Schimmel Awards Top North American Dealers

Schimmel recently honored their top North American dealers at a special event in Anaheim, California. The piano company awarded Robert Lowrey Piano Experts of Toronto with the #1 Single-Store Dealer…

Christian Wissmuller
Mar 30, 2017
In the Trenches March 30, 2017

FEATURE: How dealers can adapt to change

US dealer Menzie Pittman, owner of Contemporary Music Center in Virginia, provides some observations on how to adapt to change. This year my business, Contemporary Music Center, enters its 28th year and, while…

Ronnie Dungan
Mar 30, 2017
In the Trenches March 27, 2017

MONO Launches Direct Dealer Program in U.S.

 MONO has announced that it will distribute its full line of cases and accessories directly to music dealers across the United States. Approved dealers will have access to the company’s…

Christian Wissmuller
Mar 27, 2017
In the Trenches March 10, 2017

Thomas Blug launching dealer tour

German guitar supremo, and vintage amp expert Thomas Blug is once again touring the UK showing off his range of BlugGuitar products such as the AMP1 and the recently released BLUBOX.  Taking in an number of dealers UK wide, the…

Ronnie Dungan
Mar 10, 2017
In the Trenches March 2, 2017

NAMM dealer awards open

NAMM has opened this year's nomination process for its annual Top 100 Dealer Awards. Now in its seventh year and held during the Summer NAMM Show (13th-15th July 2017) in Nashville, the awards honour music…

Ronnie Dungan
Mar 2, 2017
In the Trenches March 1, 2017

Submissions for 2017 Top 100 Dealer Awards Now Open

NAMM welcomes its global retail members to be recognized for their contributions to retail excellence as part of the annual Top 100 Dealer Awards. Now in its seventh year and…

Christian Wissmuller
Mar 1, 2017
In the Trenches February 21, 2017

Alfred Music Announces 2016 Premier Dealer Awards

Alfred Music recently announced the 2016 winners of the Alfred Music Premier Dealer Awards. The recipients of the awards are AMC Music, Popplers Music Store, Stanton’s Sheet Music, and Twigg Musique.…

Christian Wissmuller
Feb 21, 2017
In the Trenches February 16, 2017

TKL Cases Establishes Retailer Support Network

The TKL Products Corp. announced its newly established, “Retailer Support Network” (RSN) sales program of authorized musical instrument retailers. In addition to the availability of its LTD™, Concept™, Vectra® and…

Christian Wissmuller
Feb 16, 2017
In the Trenches February 16, 2017

The Music Alliance launches new dealer-friendly site

Dutch music distribution giant, The Music Alliance has revamped its UK dealer website, giving easy access to its full range of instruments and accessories which totals more than 17,000 products.…

Ronnie Dungan
Feb 16, 2017
In the Trenches December 8, 2016

MMR Reveals Dealers' Choice Awards

The 2016 Dealers’ Choice Awards (DCA) process represents “year two” of a far more comprehensive approach, resulting in enhanced participation and verifiability. This year, MMR readers were more actively involved…

Christian Wissmuller
Dec 8, 2016