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JUST RELEASED 2022 TOP 200 RETAILER SALES RANKING Full Year Data On Top US Retailers
Aggregate revenues for the group surged
The twelve months of 2021 delivered one of the strongest retail years on record, confounding even the most thoughtful forecasters. Consumers stuck at home and flush with cash from numerous “emergency” COVID relief funds,
spent heavily on durable goods of all types. The music products industry was a major beneficiary of these macro trends, as evidenced by the results of the The Top 200, the largest music products retailers in the U.S. Aggregate revenues for the group surged to a record, the biggest year over year gain since this report was first compiled in 1993.......
JUST RELEASED 2022 TOP MFG SALES RANKING Top Companies Post Largest Sales Gains In History
Sales powered to record levels by surging consumer spending
Financial results for the 100 largest U.S. based suppliers were powered to record levels by the COVID pandemic. A torrent of government stimulus funds coupled with limited out of home entertainment options spiked demand for fretted instruments, keyboards, and recording gear, leading to unprecedented sales volumes. Live sound products and instruments for school.....…..
EDITORIAL: Bracing For Inflation...
The industry adapts as prices rise for the first time in four decades
An entirely new operating experience awaits all those who weren’t working in the music industry prior to 1982. We’re referring to the current inflationary climate, marked by steadily escalating prices. The catalyst for this surge has been the torrent of COVID related Federal stimulus payments over the past two years, however numerous underlying causes have contributed as well: a shrinking working age population has pushed labor costs up, global zero-rate.......
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JUST RELEASED The 2022 Market Report For Musical Instrument & Audio Accessories
New report includes sales data for more than two dozen different accessory products.
The accessory category, which includes a wide variety of small goods that complement all musical instruments and audio products, enjoyed strong results in 2021. The estimated retail value of Accessory products shipped to the specialized m.i. distribution channel and sold direct to consumer by manufacturers advanced to a record level from the previous year. In this detailed report… ...
Thalia Capos Retools For Medical Gear
With experience in the medical device field, founder Chris Bradley puts his shop into service for pandemic fight.
Bay Area accessories maker Thalia Capos is retooling to build a simple but potentially life-saving device to help medical teams caring for critical COVID-19 patients. In addition...
Complete Music Industry Sales Report: 2022 Edition
Find detailed sales statistics on all music and sound equipment: 55 different categories, average unit prices, sales by price point, unit volume, retail and wholesale margins, year-to-date, and 10-year historical data.
Top Internet Music Retailers: 2021 Edition
The top 50 online music retailers worldwide, ranked by revenues – plus contact information, base country, employee count, products carried, and year-to-year trends.
Three years of data included.
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TOP 100 SUPPLIERS REPORT
The 100 leading U.S. music companies ranked by the most recent full-year revenues. Also included: employee count and chief executive for each ranked company, plus complete analysis. Excel version includes company contact information and ten years of data.
TOP 200 RETAILERS REPORT
The 200 leading U.S. music retailers ranked by the most recent full-year revenues. Also included: employee and store counts, productivity statistics, products carried, and year-to-year trends – plus complete analysis. Excel version includes company contact information and five years of data.
GLOBAL 225 REPORT
This two-part report includes: 1) A list of the leading 225 music companies around the world, ranked by the most recent full year revenues – plus employee count, CEO, base country, and web address for each. 2) Basic sales and demographic data on 41 countries where music products are sold. Includes complete analysis. Excel version includes two years of country data and five years of company data.
MUSIC INDUSTRY CENSUS REPORT
Comprehensive U.S. data on 55 product categories across the music products industry. Find ten years of figures showing sales by unit volume, wholesale and retail value, average unit price, and year-to-year trends. A complete analysis is included.
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INTERNATIONAL DEALER SALES REPORT
Find sales and company data – including revenues plus employee and location counts – for leading retailers in 50 countries where music products are sold. Includes complete analysis and company profiles on standout retailers around the world. Excel version includes contact information and market data by country.
QUARTERLY RETAIL SALES REPORT
A snapshot of the latest U.S. sales in 15 music products categories, plus regional data, analysis, and trends going back eight quarters.
IMPORT TRACKER
The most recent quarter's import figures for key music products categories by product type, price point, and country of origin, plus year-to-year trends and analysis.
INTERNET MUSIC RETAILER REPORT
The top 50 online music retailers worldwide, ranked by revenues – plus contact information, base country, employee count, products carried, and year-to-year trends. Three years of data included.
2022 ACCESSORY MARKET ANALYSIS
This first-ever report presents three years of data on U.S. retail and wholesale volumes for all key musical instrument and audio accessories that collectively accounted for over $1.0 billion in retail sales in 2021.
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