Narm To Honor Merchandisers, Suppliers

NEW YORK‹The National Assn. of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) will present the winners of its merchandiser and supplier of the year awards at its 1999 convention March 11 in Las Vegas.
The five categories‹retailers, distributors, wholesalers, entertainment software suppliers, and suppliers of related products and services‹are divided into small, medium, and large divisions.
NARM has more than 1,200 member retailers, wholesalers, and distributors.
Following is a complete list of the 1998 finalists.

RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Small Division
George's Music Room (Chicago)
Magic Platter CD (Birmingham, Ala.)
Poplar Tunes Record Shop (Memphis)
Vintage Vinyl Records (Fords, N.J.)
Medium Division
Compact Disc World (South Plainfield, N.J.)
Fred Meyer (Portland, Ore.)
Music Millennium (Portland, Ore.)
Plan 9 (Richmond, Va.)
Twist & Shout (Denver)
Large Division
Best Buy (Eden Prairie, Minn.)
Borders (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Camelot Music (North Canton, Ohio)
J&R Music World (New York)
Newbury Comics (Allston, Mass.)
Target Stores (Minneapolis)
Tower Records/Video/Books (West Sacramento, Calif.)

DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
Small Division
Big Easy Distributing Co. (New Orleans)
Four Winds Trading Co. (Boulder, Colo.)
Hep Cat Records and Distribution (Orange, Calif.)
J.S.J. Distributors (Chicago)
Sumthing Distribution (New York)
Medium Division
Big Daddy Music Distribution (Maplewood, N.J.)
City Hall Records (San Rafael, Calif.)
Paulstarr Enterprises (Chanhassen, Minn.)
Rock Bottom (Norcross, Ga.)
Ryko Distribution Partners (Salem, Mass.)
Large Division
BMG Distribution (New York)
PolyGram Group Distribution (New York)
Sony Music Distribution (New York)
WEA Corp. (Burbank, Calif.)

WHOLESALERS OF THE YEAR
Small Division
Aponte Latin Music (Miami)
Big Easy Distribution Co. (New Orleans)
Frankie's Music (Shreveport, La.)
Sumthing Distribution (New York)
Super Discount CD's (Irvine, Calif.)
Medium Division
Electric Fetus Co. (Minneapolis)
Fresh Picks (Glen Allen, Va.)
M.C.M. Distributors (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
MSI of Miami (Miami)
Pacific Coast One-Stop (Simi Valley, Calif.)
Large Division
Alliance One-Stop Group (Coral Springs, Fla.)
Anderson Merchandisers (Amarillo, Texas)
Handleman (Troy, Mich.)
Valley Media (Woodland, Calif.)

ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
Small Division
Gospo Centric (Inglewood, Calif.)
V.P. Records (Jamaica, N.Y.)
Medium Division
Alligator Records (Chicago)
Chicago Records (Beverly Hills, Calif.)
Fantasy Records (Berkeley, Calif.)
Malaco Records (Jackson, Miss.)
Mammoth Records (Carrboro, N.C.)
Razor & Tie Entertainment (New York)
Rykodisc USA (Salem, Mass.)
Large Division
Arista Records (New York)
Columbia Records (New York)
Def Jam Recordings (New York)
PolyGram Classics & Jazz (New York)
Priority Records (Hollywood)
Rhino Records (Los Angeles)

RELATED PRODUCTS AnD SERVICES SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
Small Division
BillboardBulletin (New York)
Concrete Marketing (New York)
Gopher Products (Carson City, Nev.)
Hired Gun Marketing (Conshohocken, Pa.)
Liquid Audio (Redwood City, Calif.)
Macey Lipman Marketing (Los Angeles)
Medium Division
Billboard magazine (New York)
Muze (New York)
SoundScan (Hartsdale, N.Y.)
Large Division
AGI (Melrose Park, Ill.)
Case Logic (Longmont, Colo.)
Nimbus Manufacturing (Charlottesville,Va.)