What Women Want (When they visit a retail musical instrument store, that is).
I don’t profess to have insider knowledge of every woman’s experience walking into a music store. But I can tell you my own point of view and that of many…
New Music Shipping site boosts dealers
UK distributor Music Shipping, has a brand new website offering greater functionality for retailers and end-users alike. The new site www.musicshipping.co.uk lists the entire range of products from Music Shipping…
Stick one of these outside your shop
Specially adapted upturned boats, which were part of the City of London Festival Street Guitars initiative to encourage people to play, are now up for grabs. The Rock the Boat boats…
Banbury shop branches out with tips site
Banbury-based dealer One Man Band, has launched its own site dedicated to providing tips for Yamaha Tyros keyboard owners and has notched up 500,000 views on YouTube. Owner David Cooper…
Cheltenham store closes doors
Millennium Music in Cheltenham has become the latest UK music retailer to close its doors, shutting down after two decades in business. Increased rents and competiton from online sales were cited as…
Dawsons invests in virtual in-store browser
Dawsons Music has teamed up with technology provider GoInStore, to provide a new smart glasses virtual browsing service to online shoppers. Consumers using the online service will see a first-person view…
POLL RESULT: When did you last refurb the shop?
We asked our dealers when they were last able to invest in improving the look and feel of their shop. In a market experiencing very little, if any, growth, with…
Record summer sales for Studiomaster
Studiomaster claims to have had its best consecutive sales months in more than three years, during June and July. Record sales, in particular for its latest PA speaker and compact mixing desk…
Retailer Mansons' guitar show returns
The Manson’s Guitar Show will return to the Corn Exchange Exeter on Saturday 3rd October 2015. The event, sponsored by Rocks Organic features leading brands including Marshall, Fender, Ibanez, Orange,…
TOP TEN: Signs your store isn't family friendly enough
Every store needs new customers, right? But, let's face it, you would much rather be selling a proper bass rig to your mate from Sonic Vomit than a violin to…
POLL RESULTS: How are sales compared with last year?
As we're just past the halfway point of the year, we asked our growing international retail readership how sales were compared with this time 12 months ago? One of the…
NEW POLL: How do sales compare with last year?
A simple enough question for this week's poll, as we're just past the mid-point of the year, we asked how sales have been so far? One of the most frustrating things about…