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Retail & Business March 9, 2022

Fender Custom Shop Reveals 2022 Prestige and Annual Collections

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) and the Fender Custom Shop™ today announces the launch of the Prestige Collection built by its team of world-class Master Builders, and their Annual Collection…

MMR Staff
Mar 9, 2022
Retail & Business February 27, 2022

MMR Dealer Survey: Coated Guitar and Bass Strings

We invite you to participate in our next MI retailer survey – this month on the topic of Coated Guitar and Bass Strings. If this subject is of relevance to…

MMR Staff
Feb 27, 2022
Retail & Business February 18, 2022

On the Stick: Percussion Mallet Sales

Band & Orchestra mallet sales are driven, in large part, by school music programs at all levels. As such, it’s not terribly shocking that a large swath of participants in…

MMR Staff
Feb 18, 2022
Retail & Business February 18, 2022

Riding Hi: Hi-Hat Sales Post-Pandemic

The late Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones never played his hi-hat in unison with the snare drum, many hip-hop acts rely on a consistent eighth-note pattern to drive the…

MMR Staff
Feb 18, 2022
Retail & Business February 8, 2022

Payne, Van Schelt Promoted to Lead The Music People Sales Team

  [caption id="attachment_81237" align="alignleft" width="460"] Jules Van Schelt[/caption] The Music People (TMP) has announced the promotion of Jeremy Payne to Senior Director of the MI Business Unit and Jules Van…

MMR Staff
Feb 8, 2022
Retail & Business January 31, 2022

Guitar Center Celebrates Grand Opening of New Store in Yakima, Washington

[caption id="attachment_81170" align="alignleft" width="460"] Storefront of the new Guitar Center location in Yakima, WA[/caption] Guitar Center celebrates the opening of its latest retail location – a 10,800-square-foot facility in Yakima,…

MMR Staff
Jan 31, 2022