RETAIL HACKS: Label with love
In the first of a new series (that very much depends on your response by the way) retailers send us their everyday shortcuts that help their shops function better and…
Sweetwater Expands and Enhances Music Store
Sweetwater has completed a total redesign and expansion of its Music Store, which opened on June 1st in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Now four times the original size and one of…
Cymatic Audio Goes Direct for Sales to U.S. Retailers
Cymatic Audio, effective immediately, has created its own North American distribution channel. Industry veteran Tom Sailor has been appointed as their head of operations and sales and marketing for North…
New report shows extent of UK retail hurt
A rare report on the UK musical instrument market from Ibisworld predicts growth of 6.2 per cent over the next year, but outlines the extent of the damage caused to…
Huge expansion for UK retailer
Long-established Newcastle retailer JG Windows is currently undergoing a huge expansion which it says will make it one of the UK’s destination music stores and possibly the country’s largest. The…
Why your store needs to be on the move
It was nice to read something about Guitar Center recently that didn’t focus on its debt problems for a change.And it is something that affects all retailers in the MI…
More new UK retail
Amid the closure of some long-established music stores in the UK, there are still new stores opening. Sleepy Midsomer Norton in Somerset has a new store in the form of…
UK drum dealer wins hearing...hearing
The owner of a Scottish music shop has been awarded £17,000 in costs after a customer took him to court claiming she had developed tinnitus because he crashed a cymbal near her…
5 Ways Twitter Can Help Your MI Store
“just setting up my twttr.”That’s how it all started, back in 2006 with that first tweet by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. At that time, no one knew that this short-form…
Go Beyond! Successful MI Retailers Establish Strong Brand Identities
According to Greek philosopher Heraclitus, “The only thing that is constant is change.” Whether you’re in the music retail business or looking at it from the consumer’s perspective, this maxim…
Gear4Music readies IPO, eyes London store
UK online retailer Gear4music is readying an assault on Europe after confirming plans to float on the London stock exchange and open a Central London flagship outlet. The York-based company…
KHS Strengthens Combo Dealer Partnerships with New Sales Structure
KHS America announced the expansion and reorganization of its Combo Sales Division and the integration of the Hohner Inc. sales effort. Effective May 1st, the KHS America Combo division will…