For its brand identity, The Music & Sound Retailer tries to be the champion of brick-and-mortar, mom-and-pop, independent music stores. Perhaps no annual fe...
For independent, brick-and-mortar retailers, whether in a big town or a small one, staying top of mind with customers is a daily focus. As indie stores, we usua...
The music products industry is constantly striving to create new customers while, at the same time, satisfying the needs of seasoned musicians. As such, MI manu...
Unless you have blinders on, it’s almost impossible to miss the stream of stories in the news media about the so-called “Death of Retail.” More correctly, it’s ...
Jesse McNamara’s history with Ohio’s music retail scene spans most of his life. As a high school student, he interned at Coyle’s Music—the local music store fro...
Today’s consumers are digitally connected and socially networked. Before walking into your store, they have already done their homework, especially on items tha...
Few companies in the music products industry boast the passion, devotion and loyalty that a family business can stimulate. For Jim Cavanaugh, President of Super...
I’m keenly interested in where retail is going, the new technologies and trends I read about, and the direction in which the MI business is headed. We know tech...
Reports of the death of American manufacturing have been greatly exaggerated. And, although both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump might be painting too rosy a p...
In an industry characterized by passion, the drum and percussion segment is perhaps most imbued with that quality. Simply put, drummers and percussionists are m...
