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Retail & Business July 21, 2016

Hal Leonard Launches Enhanced Dealer Access Website

Hal Leonard has launched an enhanced and redesigned mobile-friendly dealer access website specific for their retailers. The website makes it even easier to place and track orders, research Hal Leonard…

MMR Staff
Jul 21, 2016
Retail & Business July 19, 2016

Cosmic Truss Names Saghbazarian Sales Manager

Cosmic Truss has announced the appointment of Paul Saghbazarian as their new sales manager, who will be working directly with Cosmic Truss brand director, David Park. Paul comes to Cosmic…

MMR Staff
Jul 19, 2016
Retail & Business July 12, 2016

26th Profile of the American Music Dealer

A few years ago, MMR retooled aspects of our auditing methodology, employing more accurate data collection and analysis tools, which resulted in numbers for 2014 that were, at the time,…

MMR Staff
Jul 12, 2016
Retail & Business July 7, 2016

Sakae Drums Hosts Private Trunk Show at The Drum Shop in Tulsa

Sakae Drums recently partnered with The Drum Shop, located in Tulsa’s historical London Square shopping Centre, to treat drum enthusiasts to a private trunk show of Sakae’s lines including the…

MMR Staff
Jul 7, 2016
Retail & Business July 7, 2016

Fishman Names Ostrander and Lenaire To Drive Sales

Fishman has appointed Tom Ostrander as vice president of Global Retail Sales and Gary Lenaire as director of New Product Marketing and Sales to maximize the company’s sales effort. Ostrander…

MMR Staff
Jul 7, 2016
Retail & Business July 7, 2016

New global sales chief for Orange

Following the departure of long-serving sales head Antony Gunter, Orange Amplification has promoted James Deacon to international sales manager. Deacon joined Orange in 2011 as internal UK sales executive. A…

MMR Staff
Jul 7, 2016
Retail & Business July 6, 2016

Orange Amplification Appoints Deacon International Sales Manager

Orange Amplification has announced the promotion of James Deacon to international sales manager.
 
With sales into more than 100 countries, the British company's  reputation for global focus has been recognised three…

MMR Staff
Jul 6, 2016
Retail & Business July 5, 2016

Tanglewood bolsters sales force with Clapham signing

Former Marshall UK sales manager, Michael Clapham, has joined Tanglewood as regional sales manager. He joins the acoustic guitar specialist after a two and a half year stint at Marshall…

MMR Staff
Jul 5, 2016
Retail & Business June 29, 2016

GC Expands East Coast Presence with New Store Openings

Guitar Center has been expanding its footprint on the East Coast with recent store grand openings in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and West Springfield, Massachusetts. These two grand openings further underscore…

MMR Staff
Jun 29, 2016
Retail & Business June 29, 2016

Former Orange man sets up sales start-up

Erstwhile Orange Amps sales chief, Antony Gunter, has re-emerged with a new start-up and is handling sales for US firm Boutique Amps in Europe. The new company is called G4 Sales…

MMR Staff
Jun 29, 2016