Guitar Center news and trends

Take Two: Formerly Troubled Retailers Seek Fresh Start With IPOs
Retail // October 05, 2021

In filing for an initial public offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), jewelry and accessory retailer Claire’s joins an exclusive club of companies that are looking to capitalize on the recent retail resurgence despite emerging from bankruptcy less than three years...

Guitar Center Troubles Aside, Pandemic Tunes Musical Instrument Sales
Retail // November 23, 2020

A pandemic-fueled surge in people wanting to learn how to play guitar and piano has given the country’s largest retailer of musical instruments a second chance at life, as investors and creditors have signed on to a plan that will allow 500 Guitar Center stores...

Can Guitar Center Get Its Groove Back?
Retail // September 14, 2018

Though much of retail has been buoyed by a rising tide of strengthened sales and renewed consumer confidence, some sellers out there continue to struggle to grab a foothold during changing times. Guitar Center, founded in 1959, is one such business. Sales have fallen off...