Features: Feature

November 06, 2020

One Day at a Time

As it has for so many band and orchestra dealers around the country, the coronavirus has upended Monroe, Connecticut-based dealer Creative Music Center’s…

October 20, 2020

Do You Believe?

The coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of live events around the world, including one near and dear to the musical products industry’s heart: The…

October 09, 2020

How to Win the Holiday Sales Season

In August, Music Inc. reported on the best retail technologies, many of which were related to increasing digital sales, and in September, we offered four major…

October 02, 2020

Curbside Enthusiasm

Curbside product deliveries based on online orders have generally been the domain of big box stores, and even there, it didn’t seem to be gaining much…

September 04, 2020

Holiday Sales Prep: Four Ways To Shape Up Your Website

The coronavirus came with a silver lining, an online sales boom. The hope is that this momentum carries into Q4 and the actual holidays. Mike Clem, chief…

August 10, 2020

9 New Pieces of Retail Tech For COVID-19 and Beyond

Technology is always changing the way retailers operate — from new listing software to web publishing tools, a team communication system and more. During the…

May 12, 2020

Plug into New Sales

Plug-ins have long been a product category that many traditional brick-and-mortar retailers shy away from. Selling something that doesn’t have a physical box,…

May 12, 2020

School Music Goes Virtual

From Zoom meetings, YouTube videos and increased social media entries to virtual game nights and online cocktail hours, many retailers, associations and…