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Retail & Business May 28, 2016

NAMM Celebrates the Top 100 Music Products Retailers

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is honored to announce the final selections for 2016’s Top 100 Dealer Awards. Now in its sixth year, the Top 100 Dealer Awards…

MMR Staff
May 28, 2016
Retail & Business May 11, 2016

Magagna Joins Riversong as Director of International Sales

David Magagna, CEO of Cobble Hill International, will be joining the team at Riversong Guitars as director of international Sales, Riversong CEO Mike Miltimore has announced. Magagna has over 40 years…

MMR Staff
May 11, 2016
Retail & Business May 6, 2016

New sax store for Glasgow

Glasgow is getting a new music store in the form of The Saxophone Shop, which opens this Saturday (7th May). The shop host an official opening party with musical entertainment,…

MMR Staff
May 6, 2016
Retail & Business May 3, 2016

JHS boosts Supro European sales team

JHS has strengthened European sales of its Supro amp brand with the appointment of five new sales agents in France and Germany. In Germany, the Northern territories will be covered…

MMR Staff
May 3, 2016
Retail & Business May 2, 2016

TMP Names Marshall Senior VIP Sales Account Manager

The Music People (TMP) is proud to welcome Autumn Marshall as senior VIP sales account manager, as of May 2. Working out of the company headquarters in Berlin, Connecticut, she…

MMR Staff
May 2, 2016
Retail & Business April 27, 2016

NAMM reveals Top 100 Dealers list

NAMM has revealed the final selections for its Top 100 Dealer Awards, with the UK's Absolute Music and Andertons among the few non-US dealers on the list. Now in its sixth…

MMR Staff
Apr 27, 2016
Retail & Business April 26, 2016

Yamaha set to announce sales rise

According to forecasts, Yamaha’s group operating profit will likely increase for a fifth straight year in fiscal 2016, thanks to strong sales of musical instruments in Asia and audio equipment…

MMR Staff
Apr 26, 2016
Retail & Business April 25, 2016

GC Opens New Location in N.Y., Closes Store in Indiana

Guitar Center recently announced the grand opening of its newest retail location, a state-of-the-art musical instrument and technology center covering 11,000 square feet in Selden, NY. The grand opening took…

MMR Staff
Apr 25, 2016
Retail & Business April 22, 2016

Blug lines-up May UK dealer tour

German guitarist and amp designer Thomas Blug is to conduct a five-date tour of the UK in May promoting his  BluGuitar AMP1 range. The AMP1 is Thomas’ footpedal-sized 100 watt valve amp…

MMR Staff
Apr 22, 2016