PLYMOUTH, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Music Go Round® has been named one of the Top 100 musical instrument and product retailers in the world by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM). The designation will be formally presented to the Top 100 dealers at Summer NAMM, a trade show held in Nashville, TN this July. Music Go Round is also being considered to receive the Dealer of the Year award, NAMM’s highest honor for retailers.
“We’ve developed a unique niche in our industry. The core of what we do and what is so important to us is buying and selling used gear, which is a bit against the grain of your traditional musical instrument retail shop. We are extremely honored that our trade association recognizes what we bring to the Musical Instrument Retail Industry and appreciates our brand enough to recognize us as one of the top 100 in the world!” said Tim Kletti, brand director for Music Go Round.
Music Go Round received the Top 100 designation in recognition of:
- A demonstrated commitment to exceptional customer service
- Proven community advocacy and support for music education
- An exemplary retail experience worth returning for and recommending to others
- Merchandising and marketing tactics that encourage repeat sales
- Sound planning for future success, employing marketing and training initiatives
- Engaging and effective use of web and social media
Music Go Round could also be awarded in one of eight additional categories: Best Exterior Presentation, Best Merchandising Display, Best Marketing and Sales Promotion, Best Online Presentation, Support Music Advocacy, Music Makes a Difference, Best Emerging Dealer and Best Special Event. Winners of these categories, as well as Dealer of the Year, will be announced at the July 18 ceremony in Nashville.
Businesses vying for Top 100 status were evaluated for innovative methods, resourceful approaches, and effective implementation of retail best practices. A panel of anonymous industry judges scores each entry to determine the Top 100, the individual category winners, and Dealer of the Year. Dubbed the ‘retail Oscars’ by Music Inc. magazine, NAMM’s Top 100 Dealer Awards was created to spotlight the industry’s very best music product retailers.
“NAMM is proud to recognize this national franchise music store chain with the coveted Top 100 Dealer Award,” said Joe Lamond, president and CEO of NAMM. “Music Go Round exemplifies the passion for making music that unites all of us. They are on the front lines in bringing music and music education to their community and are truly the back bone of our industry.”
About Music Go Round
Music Go Round® is the
ultimate resource for used musical gear. There are 30 franchised stores
in the United States and an internationally known website containing
over 25,000 used musical instruments for sale. Music Go Round buys,
sells, and trades quality used and new gear such as guitars, drums,
keyboards, sound equipment, and accessories. Music Go Round is
franchised by Winmark Corporation, which also franchises Once Upon A
Child®, Plato’s Closet®, Play It Again Sports®,
and Style Encore®. For more information visit www.musicgoround.com.
About NAMM
The National Association of Music Merchants
(NAMM) is the not-for-profit association with a mission to strengthen
the $17 billion music products industry and promote the pleasures and
benefits of making music. NAMM's activities and programs are designed to
promote music making to people of all ages. NAMM is comprised of
approximately 9,000 Member companies located in more than 92 countries.
For more information about NAMM or the proven benefits of making music,
interested parties can visit www.namm.org,
call 800-767-NAMM (6266) or follow the organization on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
