Mike Risko Music has been a one-stop shop for musicians who want to listen, learn and play in the Ossining, N.Y., area since 2010, when the store grew out of a ...
Video marketing is the fastest-growing segment of content and the one most likely to engage viewers. You may have noticed all of the biggest MI retail companies have invested deeply in video for years.
Back in 1993, I began working in our industry. I was both very young and very determined. Over the last quarter century, I’ve made plenty of mistakes and have r...
As we are in the middle of the fourth quarter, one thing is on the minds of many independent retailers: building strong sales to finish the year successfully. A...
How do you introduce new products to your clientele? Do you stock new items regularly and prominently pitch them to your customers, or do you hedge your bets an...
Depending on when you’re reading this, the holiday season will soon start or already has begun. With a string of celebrations from Thanksgiving through the end ...
We’ve talked about customer service recently, and how the concept of “good customer service” varies with the expectations and tastes of individual customers. Re...
Michael Schear didn’t set out to be a music store owner back in 1991, when Antonio Violins opened its doors. By trade, he worked in sales, distributing paper an...
Debt. That one word may cause more gastric upheaval than any other word in the English language. It can be simultaneously viewed as a positive building tool and...
The retail industry is changing at a breakneck pace. Online channels and digital services are shaking up shopping and purchasing trends, prompting a newfound em...
