Canadian Music Trade - August/September 2017 | Page 5

Lindsey Lu on trends affecting
Canadian retailers approaching 2018,
Pg. 28
FEATURES
DEPARTMENTS
09. FROM THE FLOOR
Up Your Social Media Savvy
10. NEWS
The latest industry happenings
22.
42. EVENTS
44. CLASSIFIEDS
46. ENDORSER UPDATE
18. SUPPLIER SPOTLIGHT
A Special Thank You
Cover Design
by Amanda Goncalves
Photo provided by Pexels
By Megan Beam
Retailers from coast to coast weigh in with
ideas on how to attract & properly service
students (and their parents) during the ever-
busy back-to-school sales season.
More Than Just Fun
Music Isn’t Just Recreation - It’s
Education
By Nancy Miller
Everything from young people’s behaviour to
their concentration can benefit from exposure
to and involvement with music. That’s a fact,
and we’ve got plenty of others. technology to
marketing and more.
20. FACES
Ryan Hamilton
30. BUSINESS MATTERS
Make Customers of Your Students
28.
32. PRODUCT NEWS
The latest products & technologies to
hit the market
39. ADVERTISERS INDEX
Be Ready for the Back-to-School Rush
26.
Riversong Guitars
19. NAMM NEWS
Get Schooled!
Current & Incoming
Canadian Retail Trends
Read why even royalty
is impressed with B.C.’s
Riversong Guitars,
Pg. 18
By Andrew King
We explore some trends affecting the Canadian
retail landscape in general leading towards
the end of 2017, from consumer behaviour to
technology to marketing and more.