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Music Inc. 2006 Online Archives
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December 2006 – Retail Excellence Awards
Indie Retailer of the Year: Menchey Music Service; Chain Retailer of the Year: Daddy’s Junky Music; Overall Excellence: Alto Music, Pender’s Music, Dave Phillips Music & Sound, C&M Music Center, Gelb Music, West Music, The Original Long Island Drum Center, Paige’s Music; Customer Service: Sweetwater, Sam Ash Music; Marketing & Promotions: Jacobs Music, Guitar Center; Design & Display: West L.A. Music, Long & McQuade; Education: Willis Music, Skip’s Music; Retail Improvement: Dale Pro Audio, Middle C Music; Honor Roll

November 2006 – Total Retail Makeover
Standing Out; The Profit in Small Goods; Trends: Working the Repair Business; My Turn: Collateral Damage; Retail Profile: Prime-Time Music Ed; Supply Profile: The Business of Paying Tribute; Ask Alan: Retail vs. Rental Inventory; Lesson Room: Tabletop Holiday Sales; Supply Profile: Japanese Oak’s Acorn
October 2006 – Beating A Bear Market
All The Little Things; Holiday Sales Guide; Ask Alan: Inventory Valuation is a Moving Target; My Turn: A Call to Piano Action; Retail Profile: Building the Total Band Director; Lesson Room: Plan, Finish Strong; Trends: Multi-Track Hardware is Still Moving; Supply Profile: Rock House Method

September 2006 – Change of Hands
Goodwill & Blue Sky; Expectations Exceeded; Trends: Drumming Up Business; My Turn: We Whiney Few; Lesson Room: Lessons From Warped; Technology: eBay Merchandising Tips; Retail Profile: Lemmon Percussion; Suppy Profile: Pearl Drums; Retail Profile: Guitar Center

August 2006 – The Fall Product Preview
Fall Product Preview; Habla Espanol; Ask Alan: Let's Get Physical; Trends: Plugging In to Plug-Ins; The Lesson Room: Using Your Downtime; Retail Profile: Frank & Camille's; Supply Profile: Fishman; Ask The Retailer: What products or product trends have been hot lately?

July 2006 – Chain Action
The Guide: City Limitless; Lesson Room: We Need Them; Ask Alan: The Impact of Shrinkage; Shows: RPMDA; Finance: MAP Pricing Formula; Retail Profile: Eastcoast Music Mall; Trends: The Stomp of Approval; Supply Profile: JTM Merchandising; Ask The Retailer: What emerging markets are you trying to tap?
June 2006 – The Road Ahead
2006 Supplier Excellence Awards; Ask Alan: Inventory Accuracy; Shows: NASMD; Retail Profile: Middle C Music; Trends: Mics Go Downmarket; Supply Profile: Sabian; Supply Profile: Digidesign; Supply Profile: AKG; On The Floor: Wisdom From Up North; The Lesson Room: A Supplier's Burden; My Turn: What Educators Want; Ask The Retailer: How do you train new salespeople?
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