KMC Appoints New Regional Sales Managers
KMC Music (www.kmcmusic.com) has announced the appointment of three new regional sales managers for the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and West/Northwest sales territories. According to KMC Music vice president of Sales James…
Stick one of these outside your shop
Specially adapted upturned boats, which were part of the City of London Festival Street Guitars initiative to encourage people to play, are now up for grabs. The Rock the Boat boats…
UK high street traffic picks up over summer
UK retail traffic improved at its strongest year-on-year rate in any month for 11 years, excluding Easter distortions, with retailers benefiting from a 3.7 per cent rise in footfall according…
Melbourne show makes successful return
The Australian Music Association’s Melbourne Guitar Show returned on August 8th-9th after a break of ten years. Featuring the cream of Melbourne’s guitar talent it hosted major brands as well…
Trade Regrets: Bill Tarpley
On August 9th we received the following message from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino: It’s with a heavy heart that I report Bill Tarpley passed away Saturday morning surrounded by his…
Cheltenham store closes doors
Millennium Music in Cheltenham has become the latest UK music retailer to close its doors, shutting down after two decades in business. Increased rents and competiton from online sales were cited as…
Dawsons invests in virtual in-store browser
Dawsons Music has teamed up with technology provider GoInStore, to provide a new smart glasses virtual browsing service to online shoppers. Consumers using the online service will see a first-person view…
Tanglewood launches Facebook window competition
Tanglewood has launched a new consumer competition through its Facebook page, encouraging customers to vote for their favourite Tanglwood dealer window display. Customers can vote for their favourite through the…
DWV Entertainment Sells Aphex to RØDE
DWV Entertainment, parent company of audio brand Aphex for the last several years, has announced the sale of Aphex to Australian pro-audio company RØDE Microphones. The announcement was made today by…
Retailer Mansons’ guitar show returns
The Manson’s Guitar Show will return to the Corn Exchange Exeter on Saturday 3rd October 2015. The event, sponsored by Rocks Organic features leading brands including Marshall, Fender, Ibanez, Orange,…
Coloring Inside the Lines: Honoring the Past, Living in the Present, and Looking to the Future
The opportunity for this guest editorial presents itself in the receding shadow of the 60th anniversary of the Stratocaster, which Fender celebrated throughout 2014. And while anniversaries are of course…
Instrument & Gear Rentals: Rental Programs Ramp Up for ‘Back to School’ Season
In anticipation of the coming fall semester MMR recently reached out to over 500 MI dealers across the country to discuss instrument rental programs. While our focus was on school…