2016 NAMM Top 100 Dealers
Winners were announced on Friday night for the annual "NAMM Top 100 Dealers." Contemporary Music Center (Chantilly, Virginia) - owned by longtime, valued MMR contributor Menzie Pittman - got top nods…
NAMM Celebrates the Top 100 Music Products Retailers
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is honored to announce the final selections for 2016’s Top 100 Dealer Awards. Now in its sixth year, the Top 100 Dealer Awards…
NAMM reveals Top 100 Dealers list
NAMM has revealed the final selections for its Top 100 Dealer Awards, with the UK's Absolute Music and Andertons among the few non-US dealers on the list. Now in its sixth…
Blug lines-up May UK dealer tour
German guitarist and amp designer Thomas Blug is to conduct a five-date tour of the UK in May promoting his BluGuitar AMP1 range. The AMP1 is Thomas’ footpedal-sized 100 watt valve amp…
Relish readies UK launch with value-added dealer packages
Swiss manufacturer, Relish Guitars, is launching its range of innovative design-led guitars in the UK with a number of different purchase packages offering up to a 79 per cent ROI.…
Music Exchange Named ‘Dealer of the Year’ by Yamaha
The Keyboard division of Yamaha Corporation of America names Music Exchange “Overall Dealer of the Year” for the second year in a row at the 2016 NAMM Show, held recently…
NAMM Top 100 Dealer Awards open for nominations
NAMM’S sixth annual Top 100 Dealer Awards nominations are now open. The retail awards will be presented Friday, 24th June during Summer NAMM in Nashville.“Many members have told us that…
Keyboard Concepts Named ‘Dealer of the Year’ by Yamaha
Keyboard Concepts of Southern California has been named “Institutional Dealer of the Year” by Yamaha Corporation of America. The award was presented to the piano retailer at the 2016 NAMM in…
Access is Something Retailers Can Give to Differently Abled Customers
The holiday season is in our collective rearview mirror at this point, but the idea of doing well by doing good remains a fundamentally sound proposition year-round for retailers. John Krupa…
PreSonus Presents 2015 Dealer, Rep, and Distributor Awards at NAMM
The U.S. Rep of the Year award went to Lienau AV Associates, which serves the Mid-Atlantic region (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, NY Metro, Pennsylvania, and Virginia). Pictured: Dealer of the Year…
Breedlove and Bedell Give Guitars Away to Dealers
NAMM 2016 took place in Anaheim, CA, January 21 – 24. Dealers, artists, consumers, and distributors flood the convention center for four days to check out all that the music…
Major German retailer boosts international online offering
German retailer Music Store has invested in an upgrade to its online shopping interface to help expand its international business. The firm has upgraded to a new version of online…