Sam Ash is shutting its stores down, huge closing sale on going currently

The closure of U.S. musical instrument retailer Sam Ash's stores has been officially confirmed, with store-closing sales beginning immediately following months of rumors and speculation.  Sam Ash was founded in 1924 and became the largest chain of family-owned music stores in the U.S.

The company shared a social media post Yesterday, May 2nd: 

It is with a heavy heart that we announce that all Sam Ash Music store locations will begin store closing sales today. This unfortunate news also presents a fantastic opportunity for great deals across our premium selection of musical instruments & pro sound equipment. We will also be offering specials on samash.com during this time. Thank you for allowing us to serve musicians like you for 100 years. 
With much love and deep gratitude
The Ash Family

Prior to making the tough decision to shut down all their stores, Sam Ash was looking for a buyer to purchase the company after store closures began in March. A reddit user vio212 posted about a company leadership email that went out earlier this week to inform higher ups about the closure, however explained that employees were not informed at that time.  

The user wrote:

Title says it all. Messages just went out to all company leadership but they haven't told employees yet.

If you are an employee at a still open store; sorry if this is how you are finding out.

Weird to be losing a 100 year old fixture in the guitar world but at the same time; I think it will create more space for mom and pops to soak up some of the business that was being drawn from online and from GC that Sam Ash drew as they acted as a sort of 'pseudo-mom and pop' trying to be more customer focused than GC but still try and have the selection of a mega store.

What do you guys think?

Anyone work there and know what's going on inside?

Do you guys like Sam Ash or is it good riddance?

In September 2023, Sammy Ash (COO of Sam Ash) passed away after battling stage four melanoma. Currently Richard Ash is the CEO & President of Sam Ash.