Dealer news, store openings, sales trends, and business strategies for music retailers.
[caption id="attachment_73066" align="alignleft" width="357"] Tammy Van Donk[/caption] When the MI industry began to brace for the challenges of COVID-19 this spring, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) didn’t waste any time…
[caption id="attachment_72915" align="alignleft" width="460"] Clint Aull[/caption] All Pro Integrated Systems is pleased to announce the addition of two industry veterans to help lead the growth of the company. Clint Aull…
With more participants in this month’s dealer survey reporting that guitar & bass strap sales are either up or level than down, when compared to the summer of 2019, it…
Voting for the Dealers' Choice Awards is now open. Only current subscribers to MMR Magazine get to vote. Voting will close on October 31 at 12:00 pm (PST).
Fulcrum Acoustic has appointed Allied ProTech West as their exclusive sales representative for California, Nevada, and Arizona. Allied ProTech West, based in Orange County, California, will be responsible for Fulcrum…
The decision to manufacture microphones in America and to control as many production factors as possible in-house turns out to have significant benefits during global economic turmoil. As others have…
March, 2020 seems like a long time ago. Or it seems like just yesterday. Time distorts in a pandemic. But when Covid-19 and resulting stay-at-home orders started to spread across…
Malletech is proud to announce the hiring of Jim Bailey as Director of Sales and Marketing, reporting directly to Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Leigh Howard Stevens. Blending over 20…
LPD Music has announced that Evan Vallis has joined the LPD team as their National Sales Manager. Aside from him being a family member with a vested interest in LPD’s…
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) has announced that Chris Dolson has been promoted to Regional Sales Manager, School Service Sales, effective July 1. He reports to Doug Steinmetz, director, Yamaha…
No segment of MI hasn’t been hit – and hit hard – by the current and ongoing economic and health hardships and the saxophone market is no different. However, in…
“My start came through the repair end,” explains Flute Center of New York’s (FCNY) president and owner/master repair technician Phil Unger. “Never in a million years did I expect to…
