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JUST RELEASED Global 225 Report Featuring Top Company and International Market Data
Top 225 World Music Companies Ranked By Sales and Latest Sales Data On 46 Foreign Markets
2021 was a banner year for the music products industry as global revenues surged from the prior year to a record. The outsized year-over-year gain was amplified because 2020 results were depressed by COVID related production shutdowns. When comparted to pre-COVID 2019 levels, 2021 revenues were up a comparatively modest percentage, more in line with historical growth rates. Comparisons aside, the COVID pandemic and governmental efforts to contain it unquestionably sparked demand. With public gatherings, travel, and outside entertainment sharply curtailed........
JUST RELEASED 2022 INTERNATIONAL DEALER SALES RANKING
260 Retailers in 46 Different Countries Ranked By Sales
Sweeping generalizations about the 260 dealers from 46 countries that appear on this sales ranking are hard to come by. What does a massive online business like Musikhaus Thomann have in common with a million dollar, single store operation in Hungary? Aside from some shared products in stock, the answer is “not much.” By the same token, retailers in Russia, faced with stringent global import sanctions and a devalued currency, deal with very .....…..
JUST RELEASED Industry Sales Decline In 4th Quarter
Retail Margins Under Pressure As Dealers Cope With Bloated Inventories
Heavy discounting to move excess inventory during the all important fourth quarter led to a decline in retail sales for the period. The industry currently is dealing what can best be described as a post COVID hangover. Overly optimistic manufacturers and retailers apparently anticipated that the lock down era sales boom would continue. But, when demand subsided earlier in 2022, they were all left with bloated inventories. Moving out .......
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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.
The State of the Online Retail Marketplace: 2022 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 260 leading retailers in 46 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.
THE STATE OF THE ONLINE RETAIL MARKETPLACE
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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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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