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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 Holdings, Inc.2,082.58MBoston, MA
Guitar Center, Inc.2,082.58MWestlake Village, CA
Sam Ash Music Corporation380.00MHicksville, NY
SHINSEIDO CO.,LTD.360.72MSuginami-Ku, Tky
SHIMAMURA GAKKI K.K.346.04MEdogawa-Ku, Tky
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Industry Indicator

Total US consumer spending, an indicator of music instrument sales, rose 2.1 percent, primarily from nondurable goods expenditures, in March 2012 compared to the same month in 2011.
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