Mary Meeker, a venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, released her annual report on Internet trends at the end of May. The report is widely a...
Once you get past the part of getting your customer’s attention and motivating him or her to drive over to your store, the next phase in the sales cycle is focu...
When our editorial staff surveys you, our loyal readers, each year about what features and types of coverage you most highly value, one message is consisten...
It was a great day for a drive to Silicon Valley, burgeoning hub of the modern technology boom and the location of massive, world-renowned headquarters that...
Over the past several years, if there’s one thing that virtually all brick-and-mortar music products dealers have agreed on in conversations with The Retailer, ...
The 1960s marked a seismic shift in popular music, with bands like the Beatles bringing guitar music to the forefront like never before. That era also marke...
A couple years ago, I found myself continually at odds with several staff members at our store. As we often find in any organization, there was poison in th...
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Summertime Sizzlers!
Twice a year, The Retailer brings you our trade show-centered product round-ups: the “New Product Spotlight.” This ...
July is an especially exciting time for the music products industry. Summer NAMM is at the forefront of the thoughts of most music products retailers and manufa...
Only rarely does my geeky fascination with American politics intersect with my love of music and my passionate belief in every child having access to music ...
