Narm Names Finalists For Merchandiser, Supplier Awards

NEW YORK-The National Assn. of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) has announced the finalists for its 1999 merchandiser and supplier of the year awards, which recognize outstanding industry achievement.
The winners will be announced at the Awards Banquet March 1 during the 2000 NARM Convention, which will take place Feb. 27-March 1 at the Marriott Rivercenter and Riverwalk Hotels in San Antonio.
Listed below are the finalists.

RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Small Division
CD World, New York
Crow's Nest, Cresthill, Ill.
George's Music Room, Chicago
Hear Music, San Francisco
Music Millennium, Portland, Ore.
Twelve Inch Dance Records, Washington, D.C.
Vintage Vinyl, Fords, N.J.
Medium Division
Amazon.com, Seattle
Bull Moose, Portland, Maine
Central South Music, Nashville
Harmony House, Troy, Mich.
J&R Music World, New York
Manifest Discs & Tapes, Columbia, S.C.
National Record Mart, Carnegie, Pa.
Newbury Comics, Boston
Waterloo Records & Video, Austin, Texas
Large Division
Best Buy, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Borders Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich.
Musicland Group, Minnetonka, Minn.
Tower Records/Video/Books, West Sacramento, Calif.
Trans World Entertainment, Albany, N.Y.
Wherehouse Entertainment, Torrance, Calif.
DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
Small Division
Action Music Sales, Cleveland
Big Daddy Music Distribution, Maplewood, N.J.
Hep Cat Records & Distribution, Orange, Calif.
Naxos of America, Franklin, Tenn.
Proper Sales & Distribution, New York
Redeye Distribution, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Medium Division
Alternative Distribution Alliance, New York
Bayside Entertainment Distribution, West Sacramento, Calif.
Caroline Distribution, New York
City Hall Records, San Rafael, Calif.
Distribution North America, Woodland, Calif.
Koch International, Port Washington, N.Y.
Ryko Distribution, New York
Select-O-Hits, Memphis
Large Division
BMG Distribution, New York
EMI Music Distribution, Woodland, Calif.
RED Distribution, New York
Sony Music Distribution, New York
Universal Music and Video Distribution, Universal City, Calif.
WEA Corp., Burbank, Calif.
WHOLESALER OF THE YEAR
Small Division
Electric Fetus, Minneapolis
Fresh Picks Inc., Glen Allen, Va.
Music People Inc., Oakland, Calif.
Southwest Entertainment, San Antonio
Super Discount CDs & DVD, Irvine, Calif.
Medium Division
Central South Music Sales, Nashville
Dart Distributing, Chaska, Minn.
M.C.M. Distributors, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Northeast One Stop, Latham, N.Y.
One Way Records, Albany, N.Y.
Pacific Coast One Stop, Simi Valley, Calif.
Southwest Wholesale, San Antonio
Universal One Stop, Philadelphia
Large Division
Alliance One Stop Group, Coral Springs, Fla.
Anderson Merchandisers, Amarillo, Texas
Handleman Co., Troy, Mich.
Navarre Corp., New Hope, Minn.
Valley Media, Woodland, Calif.
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE
SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
Small Division
Alligator Records, Chicago
Chicago Records, Los Angeles
Putumayo World Music, New York
32 Records, New York
Valley Entertainment, Santa Fe, N.M.
Medium Division
Jive Records, New York
Rhino Entertainment, Los Angeles
Righteous Babe Records, Buffalo, N.Y.
Roadrunner Records, New York
Rykodisc (USA), Salem, Mass.
Verve Music Group, New York
Wind-Up Records, New York
Large Division
Arista Records, New York
Atlantic Records, New York
Columbia Records, New York
Interscope Records, Los Angeles
RCA Records, New York
Warner Bros. Records, Burbank, Calif.
RELATED PRODUCTS & SERVICES SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
Small Division
BillboardBulletin, New York
Concrete Marketing, New York
Gopher Products, Carson City, Nev.
Hal Leonard Corp., Milwaukee
Liquid Audio, Redwood City, Calif.
Macey Lipman Marketing, Los Angeles
SOS Retail Promotions, Novato, Calif.
Medium Division
Berklee College of Music, Boston
Billboard magazine, New York
Muze, New York
SoundScan, Hartsdale, N.Y.
Large Division
Americ Disc, St. Laurent, Quebec
Case Logic, Longmont, Colo.
Checkpoint Systems, Thorofare, N.J.
Digital Audio Disc Corp., Terre Haute, Ind.
Recoton, Lake Mary, Fla.
Sensormatic Electronics, Boca Raton, Fla.
Sonopress Inc., New York