The White Plains store (#6 in the chain) is staying open. A lot of inventory from the Queens and Manhattan locations is moving there and to other local stores. It’s sad that Sam Ash will no longer have a megastore in Manhattan—the store on 48th St was colossal. Andy, the top salesman in the acoustic room in the NYC store is moving to a store in NJ, so I know that they are trying to relocate at least some of their employees. At the end of the day, rent is a killer. I suspect that the rent in Huntington is a lot higher than in White Plains. It’s definitely a family-owned business—I’ve dealt with Max Ash in the NYC store on a couple of occasions. I wish them well.
Regarding The Music Zoo, I’ve gotten email notices and seen posts on instagram that they are having a grand reopening of the showroom on April 6th. It seems that they will open the store on Saturdays, but keep it appointment-only Mondays through Fridays.
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