These are uncertain times for guitar stores. Now more than ever, the looming spectre of online retailers – as well as the economic climate surrounding the guitar industry in general – is being felt, and as a result physical stores are struggling to survive.
Over the past few months alone, the sight of store closures has become more and more commonplace. It’s a regrettable symptom of the fact that fewer players are frequenting their local brick-and-mortar guitar store, and said stores are failing to adapt in the face of unprecedented digital competition and the growing preference for online shopping.
