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Musical Instrument Stores

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Industry Description

The US musical instrument stores industry includes about 4,000 stores with combined annual revenue of about $5 billion. Major companies include Guitar Center and Sam Ash Music. The industry is fragmented: the 50 largest companies account for about 45 percent of revenue.

SIC: 5736
NAICS: 451140
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Top 5 Companies

CompanySalesLocation
Guitar Center, Inc.2,000.00MWestlake Village, CA
Sam Ash Music Corporation380.00MHicksville, NY
BRACKENBURY SHARED SERVICES PTY LTD371.31MSouth Melbourne, Vic
Guitar Center Holdings, Inc.361.50MBoston, MA
SHINSEIDO CO.,LTD.360.72MSuginami-Ku, Tky
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Industry Indicator

Total US consumer spending, an indicator of music instrument sales, rose 2.5 percent, primarily from nondurable goods expenditures, in November 2011 compared to the same month in 2010.
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Quarterly Industry Update

Instrument Imports Increase - Musical instrument imports increased 8.8 percent during the first nine months of 2011 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to Music Trades.
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