| Guitar Center Introduces Guitarcenter.com Online Retail Store
Guitar Center (Nasdaq:GTRC) today announced the introduction of Guitarcenter.com as the centerpiece of the Companys online retail offering. For the first time, consumers can visit GuitarCenter.com to search, compare and buy direct from one of the largest selections of guitars, basses, amps, keyboards, drums, pro audio, DJ, lighting and accessories. The enhanced website broadens Guitar Centers online presence and builds upon its existing direct response business and eCommerce website, MusiciansFriend.com. The introduction of the GuitarCenter.com online store completes the first phase of the Companys plan to become a fully integrated retailer. The next phases of the Companys plan involve the addition of kiosks in Guitar Center stores to allow customers to search for products throughout the chain and on the website and eventually the integration of its Guitar Center stores and GuitarCenter.com to enable customers to complete purchases online and pick up or exchange merchandise at stores.
Rock stinks? No, but for Geils, jazz and blues smell sweeter
He's gone from J. to Jay and from rock to jazz and blues. Smoky bars and concert arenas have transformed into jazz haunts and clubs, and leather and jeans have been replaced by a jacket and tie. For Jay Geils, the days of rocking with frontman Peter Wolf and the J. Geils Band are a universe away. These days, it's jazz, blues and swing from the likes of Count Basie and Duke Ellington that make his guitar sing. So, don't expect to hear "Centerfold," "Love Stinks" or "Freeze Frame" - a few of J. Geils' '70s and '80s hits - when the now 60-year-old ex-rock 'n' roller takes the stage tomorrow to kick off the season at Maudslay Arts Center in Newburyport. The reinvented Geils will be flanked by Gerry Beaudoin and their quintet for an evening of seminal jazz in the outdoor amphitheater.
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