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Retail & Business January 24, 2016

D'Addario Receives MMR Dealers' Choice Award

D'Addario's Jim D'Addario, Brian Vance, and Peter D'Addario are handed the 2015 MMR Dealers' Choice Award for Accessory Line of the Year by MMR's Dave Jeans.

MMR Staff
Jan 24, 2016
Retail & Business January 24, 2016

Yamaha Dealer of the Year Award Presented at NAMM

The Keyboard division of Yamaha Corporation of America names Music Exchange “Overall Dealer of the Year” for the second year in a row at the 2016 NAMM Show. Photo (from…

MMR Staff
Jan 24, 2016
Retail & Business January 14, 2016

SLM Launches Dealer Promo: Win A Dream Vacation

St Louis Music is celebrating a very successful 2015 with a special promotion for dealers, giving away a dream vacation to five lucky winners.  “Giving back to our dealers in…

MMR Staff
Jan 14, 2016
Retail & Business January 7, 2016

Gear4Music Christmas sales up nearly 40 per cent

Like-for-like sales have soared over the Christmas period at online specialist Gear4Music, according to its latest trading update. In an update covering the two months from 1st November 2015 to 31st…

MMR Staff
Jan 7, 2016
Retail & Business December 23, 2015

Guitar Village becomes Gibson first Euro custom shop

Gibson Custom has linked with Guitar Village in Surrey, which has become its first Made 2 Measure custom facility in Europe. The appointment-only service guides you through body and neck materials, neck…

MMR Staff
Dec 23, 2015
Retail & Business December 9, 2015

Two Old Hippies Announces Besancon as Global Sales Manager

Two Old Hippies Stringed Instruments has named Colin Besancon as global sales manager. Breedlove has been located in Central Oregon for 25 years and Besancon has been a part of…

MMR Staff
Dec 9, 2015
Retail & Business December 9, 2015

POLL: How was 2015 for your store?

As the year draws to a close, time to get a sense of how retailers fared over the last 12 months with a very simple question - how was it…

MMR Staff
Dec 9, 2015
Retail & Business December 3, 2015

32nd Annual Fifty Dealer/Fifty State Review & Forecast

ALABAMA Art’s Music Shop Montgomery How did 2015 compare to 2014 for your store?Our 2015 rental season was up (over 2014) – More students signing up for band and choosing…

MMR Staff
Dec 3, 2015
Retail & Business December 3, 2015

23rd Annual Dealers’ Choice Awards

The 2015 Dealers’ Choice Awards saw a comprehensive overhaul of the entire nomination and voting process. Safeguards are now in place to ensure against “ballot stuffing” (multiple votes from the…

MMR Staff
Dec 3, 2015
Retail & Business December 3, 2015

New music dealer for Poole

A new music store has opened in Poole, Dorset, boasting retail space and a live music venue. Freestyle Guitars and Accessories in Holton Heath Trading Park stocks a range including…

MMR Staff
Dec 3, 2015
Retail & Business December 1, 2015

British Drum Co. finds sales chief

UK Drum start-up The British Drum Company, has appointed former Peavey exec Dave Hunt as its worldwide sales representative. Hunt previously spent 11 years with Peavey UK prior to the closure…

MMR Staff
Dec 1, 2015