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Trade Regrets: Alfredo Flores, Sr.

Alfredo Flores Sr. was born in Mexico on August 10, 1908 and moved to San Antonio, Texas with his mother and grandmother when he was a small boy.…

AES Conference to Feature Focus on Audio Forensics

The AES 54th International Conference on Audio Forensics is set to take place June 12-14, 2014, at the Holiday Inn Bloomsbury in London. Dedicated to exploring techniques, technologies…

Six 'Best Ideas' for Print

[caption id="attachment_49701" align="alignleft" width="800"]Myles Reck with Kevin Cranley and Madeleine Crouch.[/caption]An ever-popular feature of the RPMDA is the annual “Best Ideas” session, which culls new retail ideas from…

Learning to Love Retail Analytics

Number crunchers have been harping on analytics for years – you’ve seen it take hold of sports (Moneyball and the rise of “sabermetrics”) while advanced infographics have become…

Shure Keeps Up with Changing FCC Rules

In the Fall of 2012, the Federal Communications Commission announced plans for an incentive auction of UHF spectrum in the 600 MHz Band – adjacent to the previously…

RPMDA Surveys Print’s Ongoing Redesign

As a core group of print music insiders met in Dallas for the 38th convention of the Retail Print Music Distributors Association (RPMDA) in May, a resilient picture…

NAMM Announces Top 100 Dealers of 2014

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) applauds thriving music instrument and product retailers from around the world with the announcement of the 2014 Top 100 Dealers. These…

NAMBACKER B2B Networking Group Welcomes New Members

NAMBACKER B2B networking group announced the addition of three new NAMM exhibitor manufacturers as dues-paying members since the 2014 Anaheim show.The first new member is Rick Schubb, owner…

Sennheiser Update On Spectrum Reallocation; Encourages Mic Owners to Support FCC Petition

Audio specialist Sennheiser, which continues to file comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in light of the pending spectrum auction scheduled to take place in 2015, has…

GC / Ares Takeover Reduces Debt by $500m

Deadline Close for RPMDA Scholarship

The RPMDA Ed Adams Scholarship was established by the Retail Print Music Dealers Association to encourage individuals working for print music retailers to further their education and professional development…

Takuya Nakata, President of Yamaha Corporation

In May of 2013, Takuya “Tak” Nakata succeeded Mitsuru Umemura as president and representative director of Yamaha Corporation, Japan. Since 2010 Nakata had held the reigns of Yamaha…

Do Your Business Your Way

In a post NAMM-Show exchange with Gabriel O’Brien, he told me he was excited about some of changes he’s going to be making to the pair of stores…

Sweetwater Defends Proprietary Web Content

Sweetwater Sound Inc. has taken a stand on defending itself against the misuse and misappropriation of its proprietary Web content.Sweetwater founder and president Chuck Surack says, “We regret…

America's Top Music Chains (32nd Annual)

As with each of the 31 reports that preceded it, the 2013 rendering of “America’s Top Chains” sees a few departures from the tally due to store closings,…

#50DEALERS - SOUTH CAROLINA: Deluxe Guitar Exchange

Deluxe Guitar ExchangeGreenvilleLarry Jones, Owner New brands or lines you took on in 2013 with success? This year we have added Bad Cat Amplifiers and had some early success…

MI SalesTrak Celebrates 10th Anniversary

[caption id="attachment_48544" align="alignleft" width="800"]Jim Hirschberg of SalesTrak[/caption]Before Clark Johnson and Jim Hirschberg brought the practice of using objective retail sales data to the MI industry, decisions were ultimately…

Guitar Center - Inside the Big Box

[caption id="attachment_48534" align="alignleft" width="800"]Guitar Center appears to be turning over a new leaf in the way it approaches its public image.[/caption]In recent years, the folks over at Guitar…

Rules of Engagement

[caption id="attachment_48528" align="alignleft" width="1000"]A great customer engagement strategy is always key.[/caption]Every day I feel like I have to come in here and reinvent myself,” Gordy Wilcher of Owensboro…

Steinway Announces Early Termination of HSR Waiting Period

On September 5, Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: LVB) and investment firm Paulson & Co. Inc. (“Paulson”) announced that the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) has…

Steinway Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results

Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (NYSE: LVB) has announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2013.Net sales for the second quarter of…

VocoPro MOBILEMAN PA System

[caption id="attachment_47547" align="alignleft"]VocoPro MOBILEMAN PA System[/caption]VocoPro’s new MOBILEMAN is the world’s first battery powered P.A. system with a subwoofer. No longer will users have to give up full-range…