COVER STORIES
Stars And Stripes Forever
The Retailer celebrates companies that, despite all the possible reasons to move operations offshore, nevertheless manufacture a large percentage of their products right here in the United States.
Holiday Sales Guide, Part Two
Last month, we featured nearly three dozen products that MI industry manufacturers are convinced will be among the hottest sellers this coming holiday season. This month, we have 29 more.
Indie Retailers Ride Again
We present the second half of our Independent Retailer Roundtable. This time, the conversation centers on potentially explosive issues such as retailer-vendor relations, government regulations and sales taxes.
INTERVIEW
Five Minutes With
Andy Rossi, Korg USA’s Senior VP, Sales and Marketing, reflects on the storied career that’s brought him to this point and elaborates on a uniquely appealing opportunity with Korg USA
FEATURE
MI Spy
MI Spy, who’s now accepting for-hire assignments from shady—but very wealthy—people of influence, searches for high-end axes (and danger) in Westchester County NY.
COLUMNS
Special To The Retailer
Dariush Rad delivers a commentary whose highly philosophical content departs from our normal approach. We, however, think you’ll find it thought provoking.
Shine A Light
Tracy Leenman, Owner of Musical Innovations (Greenville SC), focuses her store’s attention squarely on the classroom music and B&O business.
Sales Guru
Gene Fresco identifies what he believes is a major problem: the “death” of bands and the ascendance of superstars who sing and dance…but don’t play.
Business & Marketing
Every visitor to your Web site is placing something sensitive in your hands: namely, their trust. It’s your job to instill confidence in them.
Veddatorial
Dan Vedda peers into a dim, seldom-glamorous corner of the music products business that he calls “the Music Underground.”
Under The Hood
EarthQuaker Devices, a manufacturer of hand-built guitar effect pedals, has wowed its fans with the Palisades Mega Ultimate Maximum Overdrive.