Music Go Round is now registered to franchise in Canada. With nearly 35 franchised stores in the United States, the brand is seeking prospective franchise owners in Canada to further develop its North American footprint.
Music Go Round operates under Winmark Corp., which also franchises the following secondhand retailers: Plato’s Closet, Once Upon A Child, Style Encore and Play It Again Sports. The success of Music Go Round’s sister brands throughout Canada as well as interest from consumers and prospective franchisees alike were driving factors in the brand’s decision to expand into the country.
Music Go Round is registered to franchise throughout all Canadian provinces, but will primarily be targeting Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan for expansion. In particular, the franchise has its focus set on Toronto for the brand’s initial stores due to strong consumer demand in the market and close proximity to the Winmark corporate office in Minneapolis.
“Expansion into Canada is a natural next step for the brand. We receive emails nearly every day from Canadian consumers interested in purchasing product from Music Go Round. It’s been unfortunate that we have not been able to service them locally thus far, so we are excited to finally be able to answer their requests with some positive momentum,” said Steve Murphy, president of franchising at Winmark. “Music Go Round is the absolute best at delivering consumers quality, used music equipment and gear, at an affordable price. The time is right and we have the business model and industry expertise to satisfy the pent-up demand.”
“I love the look on people’s faces when they walk in our door for the first time: It takes about 10 seconds and they just look like, ‘Wow! Where did all this come from? This is amazing!’ and that’s very exciting,” said Phil Chernin, Music Go Round franchisee.