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.


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