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Retail & Business February 2, 2026

Guitar Center’s Gabe Dalporto Discusses AI in Music Retail

By Christian Wissmuller [caption id="attachment_91460" align="alignleft" width="1139"] Gabe Dalporto[/caption] As the MI industry continues to navigate shifting consumer expectations, omnichannel retail, and margin pressure, Guitar Center is making a deliberate…

MMR Staff
Feb 2, 2026
Retail & Business December 12, 2025

33rd Annual Dealers’ Choice Awards

The 2025 Dealers’ Choice Awards once again drew an impressive response from across the MI industry, with retailers throughout North America casting thousands of votes to recognize the instruments, technologies,…

MMR Staff
Dec 12, 2025