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Retail & Business October 25, 2016

Sweetwater Hosts “Worship Connect” Workshop

Sweetwater recently hosted its third two-day workshop for worship leaders, technicians, and musicians, called “Worship Connect.” Featured artists included Jeff Sandstrom, FOH Engineer for Chris Tomlin, Passion, and North Point Community Church,…

MMR Staff
Oct 25, 2016
Retail & Business October 19, 2016

Zildjian Planet Z Cymbals Now Available At Select U.S. Dealers

The Avedis Zildjian Company has announced that its series of Planet Z Cymbals are now available for the first time in the United States. Made in Zildjian’s Norwell, Massachusetts manufacturing…

MMR Staff
Oct 19, 2016
Retail & Business October 17, 2016

Buffet Crampon Partners with Kibo Commerce Online Sales Platform

Buffet Crampon USA, North American distributor of Buffet Crampon student, intermediate, and professional woodwinds, announced a new partnership with Kibo Commerce, the Cloud-based online order commerce platform.  Kibo is the…

MMR Staff
Oct 17, 2016
Retail & Business October 14, 2016

Schimmel Awards Top North American Dealers with trip to Germany

Top Schimmel dealers were treated to a tour of Germany from September 16 – 24. The  historically educational trip was hosted by Hannes Schimmel-Vogel and Viola Schimmel. Qualifying dealers on…

MMR Staff
Oct 14, 2016
Retail & Business October 5, 2016

Piano & Keyboard Sales In 2016

The results from this survey – particularly the individual comments – display a disparity of opinion unlike any MMR dealer poll so far this year. For piano & keyboard retailers,…

MMR Staff
Oct 5, 2016
Retail & Business October 3, 2016

Vote NOW for the 2016 MMR Dealers’ Choice Awards!

Now is the time to cast your vote for the 24th Annual MMR Dealers’ Choice Awards. Only subscribers to Musical Mechandise Review (MMR) magazine get to participate.

MMR Staff
Oct 3, 2016
Retail & Business September 29, 2016

New global sales chief for Martin

Martin Guitar has a new global head of sales  –  Mitchell Nollman. Nollman has over thirty years of global sales and marketing experience in MI. Before joining Martin, he was…

MMR Staff
Sep 29, 2016
Retail & Business September 28, 2016

PMT readies Nottingham store opening

PMT will be opening its14th store on Huntingdon Street, Nottingham, this weekend (Saturday 1st October). The shop will have 6,000 square feet of retail space and boast a number of in-store…

MMR Staff
Sep 28, 2016
Retail & Business September 28, 2016

Denmark Street store sells $1m guitar

Denmark Street Guitars has laid claim to making the most expensive guitar sale ever of over $1m.  The guitar was a ’58 Gibson Explorer, which went for $1,100,000 and is…

MMR Staff
Sep 28, 2016
Retail & Business September 16, 2016

Ultimate Support Announces Partnership with OnTrack Sales

Ultimate Support announced that they have partnered with OnTrack Sales for product representation in Minnesota, the Dakotas and Western Wisconsin. OnTrack Sales was established in 2012 by Danny Kent. Danny…

MMR Staff
Sep 16, 2016