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…
GC Pro Makes Appointments to Management Team
Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users, announces two personnel appointments: Susan Starnes has been named senior vice…
IN THE HOTSEAT WITH: Lee Anderton, Andertons
Guildford-based retailer, Andertons is one of the UK’s most highly-regarded MI stores, indeed it is the current holder of the MIA’s best large retailer award. We put eponymous boss, Mongolian…
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…
COMMENT: We’re looking good
Like someone who has come out the other side of a messy divorce, I get the sense that UK MI retail is starting to feel good about itself again and…
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…
Second UK trade mag closes
UK trade mag MI Pro is closing its print issue, just weeks after the closure of near rival Music Industry News. Despite a heritage of more than 15 years in the trade,…
Gear4Music floats at 143p
Ambitious UK online retailer Gear4Music successfully floated on the London AIM last week, with shares opening at 143p. The IPO, which saw its entire capital of just over 20,000 shares…
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…
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…
Hamilton Stands KB3500G
The Stage PRO KB3500G Super Guitar Stand has three legs and a hinged back support, which allows it to fold to a small size for transport and storage, easily fitting…
Hey, Mr. DJ – Put a Record On…
For a market segment so driven by technological innovation, it’s no surprise that the feedback we received from this month’s survey about Lighting & DJ retail sales was… well, kinda…