Music, Brews & Partnership at the 2018 AEC Convention
Each summer, Alliance Entertainment (AEC) hosts their annual sales conference in South Florida. The four day event is for distributors, vendors and labels to mingle and meet with the AEC staff and to present upcoming priorities and ideas, in exclusive meeti...
Put The Needle To The Groove With The Orchard’s 2018 Record Store Day Releases
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Record Store Day 2018 is upon us and whether it's your first time with a turntable or you've been spinning LPs for decades, this year's limited edition spread has something for everybody. As always, The Orchard is a...
The Best Kind Of Summer Camp
The independent retail community gathered together last week to celebrate the annual event the physical business created ten years ago, Record Store Day. Over two hundred store owners and staffers met in New Orleans to network, socialize and party at RSD Su...
Physical Sales Are In Full Bloom
With over 30 new releases over the past four weeks, it's been a busy season for physical sales! Interestingly enough, some of our best sellers have come from releases of older archival recordings and secondary genres like comedy and classical. With collecta...
Welcome, Clint N.!
Introducing, Clint Newsom, Software Engineer, Physical Distribution Hi, my name is Clint Newsom and I'm joining The Orchard as a Software Engineer on the Physical Distribution team. I've worked in software development professionally since 2008 and have d...
Music Biz Meets The Music City
The annual Music Biz convention rocked the town of Nashville just a few short weeks ago. Overall the vibe was positive as many physical retailers report increased sales, primarily due to music consumer’s appetite for vinyl releases. In response many stores ...