Years and, according to the Nation’s Federation of Independent Business Association, Is that 50 percent of individuals opening a retail business lose their investment in four Two years and 40 percent remain open after six years. This is in contrast to the Small Business Administration’s study that points out only 66 percent of small businesses remain solvent after In the early 1980s we inaugurated our popular 50 Dealer/50 State Review andįorecast and a check of the first respondents indicate that some 38 years later 29 of Slice of the retail pie remains relatively stable in terms of dealer longevity. (MMR December 2010, 20 stores) recently closed its doors, the industry as a small Grammy ® Award winning pianist and composer.Ĭheck out Ruslan Sirota’s new release, “Ruslan” available now.ĭespite the fact that Daddy’s Junky Music, the industry’s sixth largest chain “Recording everything I play allows me to reflect Copyright ©2011 by Symphony Publishing, LLC, all rights reserved. No portion of this issue may be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher. The publishers of this magazine do not accept responsibility for statements made by their advertisers inīusiness competion. Periodicals circulation is directed to music dealers and retailers, wholesalers and distributors, importers and exporters and manufacturers of all types of musical instrumentsĪnd their accessories, related electronic sound equipment, general musical accessories, musical publications and teaching aides. POSTMASTER/SUBSCRIBERS: Send address change to Musical Merchandise Review, P.O. Periodical-Rate Postage Paid at Boston, MA and additional mailing offices.
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