Sam Ash Music Stores to Close

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Business|Sam Ash Music Stores to Close After 100 Years in Business https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/business/sam-ash-music-closing-stores.html Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT SAM ASH MUSIC STORES TO CLOSE AFTER 100 YEARS IN BUSINESS The chain, which started with a single shop in Brooklyn in 1924, said it would close all 42 of its locations by the end of July, citing competition from online retailers.
The Sam Ash music store on West 34th Street in Manhattan is among the 42 stores that the company said this week would close by the end of July
Credit...Christopher Lee for The New York Times May 3, 2024Updated 7:20 p.m. ET Sam Ash, the family-owned chain of music stores that supplied countless beginners and working musicians with guitars, drums and other instruments, is closing all of it locations after 100 years in business, it announced this week.
The news, which the company announced on Thursday, saddened many musicians who recalled buying instruments and equipment at Sam Ash or just stopping in to try out guitars, amps or keyboards — a tactile, communal experience that can’t be replicated online.