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HOLIDAY SALES GUIDE ISSUE HOLIDAY SALES GUIDE ISSUE HOLIDAY SALES GUIDE ISSUE
September 2018
Volume 35, No. 9
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On page 26
The Changing Face of Retail
The Music & Sound Retailer’s 13th Annual
Independent Retailer Roundtable
On page 35
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VIVOS9 A Renaissance of tone, touch, and technolo
R E TA I L I N G B E T T E R THE VALUE OF VALUES
values is “striving for constant improvement,” ev
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THE FINAL NOTE Brad Smith (right) with his sister