Dealer news, store openings, sales trends, and business strategies for music retailers.
[caption id="attachment_48443" align="alignleft" width="800"]Asterope visits First String Music in Colorado.[/caption]Asterope recently embarked on a nationwide tour to give music retailers the chance to experience first-hand the “Asterope difference” its audio…
Harman Professional has announced the appointment of Brian Friborg to lead US sales, group-wide as USA vice president of Sales. Friborg, who previously held the position of president, Americas for…
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Angress to the position of senior vice president of Global Sales. Angress has more than 30 years…
[caption id="attachment_48354" align="alignleft" width="800"]Gary Dunaway[/caption]"We are smart enough to change when necessary and learn new products and technologies that are introduced,” says Gary Dunaway of McFadden Sales, by way of…
[caption id="attachment_48346" align="alignleft" width="800"]Retail guru Bob Negen[/caption]"Retail is simple,” preaches Bob Negen. “But it’s not easy.”And here is a “simple but not easy” number: According to the National Retail Federation, retailers…
Samson Technologies has appointed Bob Caputo as the company’s new head of sales. Previously at Adam Audio USA in Hicksville, N.Y., Caputo will now spearhead all of Samson’s North American sales…
Grotrian Piano Company GmbH of Germany has named Don Glasgow director of sales for North America. Grotrian is family-owned, currently in the fifth and sixth generations and managed by Burkhard Stein.…
[caption id="attachment_48228" align="alignleft"]Daniel Sennheiser, CEO of Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG, and Robert Sloss, Owner and Managing Director of Syntec International Pty Limited[/caption]Sennheiser electronic took over business in September…
[caption id="attachment_48143" align="alignleft"]Display vertically, not horizontally. [/caption]By Tracy Leenman, Musical InnovationsToday’s customer has less and less time for shopping. Most people consider shopping a chore – and a stressful one…
[caption id="attachment_48132" align="alignleft"]Thomas Solich of Solich Piano[/caption]The buyer is smarter and smarter,” declares Thomas Solich of Solich Piano. “We all are. How I buy today is drastically different from even three…
John Batliner has assumed additional responsibility as US AKG Sales Leader in addition to his role as senior director, Sales, Amplifiers BU. In this role, Batliner will be responsible for…
Fishman has appointed Bill Norton as VP of Retail Sales. Formerly a professional musician with an extensive background in global distribution and sales, Norton brings a wealth of experience to…
