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June 2017 Digital Edition

COVER STORIES Into The End Zone In the music products industry, our close-knit connection isn’t warm-and-fuzzy myth—it’s fact. And nowhere is our collective...

May 2017 Digital Edition

COVER STORIES Honored To Serve Our industry is fueled by passion and a profound personal commitment to one of the most joyful activities in human experience...

April 2017 Digital Edition

COVER STORIES Guitar Market ‘Sustains,’ Despite Setbacks How strong were guitar sales in 2016, and how are they looking thus far this year? To answer those ...

March 2017 Digital Edition

COVER STORIES Roll Out The Red Carpet In the event that you doubted our industry’s in a renaissance of creative innovation, just check out this year’s Music...

February 2017 Digital Edition

COVER STORIES Gimme Shelter The 2017 NAMM Show, emanating from the soon-to-be-expanded Anaheim Convention Center, might have been a washout when it came to ...

January 2017 Digital Edition

COVER STORIES Like Diamonds In The Sky This year’s iteration of The Retailer’s NAMM New Product Spotlight marks our fifth annual, and we’re showcasing produ...

December 2016 Digital Edition

COVER STORIES Simply The Best The Music & Sound Retailer’s December issue spotlights the most incredible, most excitement-generating instruments and mus...

November 2016 Digital Edition

COVER STORIES The Unusual Suspects Our annual “Salute to Lesser-Publicized Music Products” focuses on any product sold through music stores that might be ge...

October 2016 Digital Edition

COVER STORIES Can America ‘Make’ Again? Companies continue to find ways to make products here at home…and to do so profitably. Given The Retailer’s deep and...

September 2016 Digital Edition

COVER STORIES Gifts Unwrapped Although it might only be September, savvy retailers know that late summer/early autumn is the season to prepare for the hol...