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Your Source For All Things Marching!

Located in Southern Indiana
Unmatched Customer Care

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Family-owned and operated since the beginning

Band Shoppe has been helping bands take the field for over 50 years!

With a 20,000-square-foot manufacturing addition, we have expanded our facilities to 55,000 square feet. This expansion allows Band Shop to make even more quality marching products in the USA along with our lineup of trusted brands, including adidas, Asics, Drillmasters, DSI, StylePLUS, Capezio, Samson, and Anchor Audio, and our long-time dedicated employees who treat you like family and keep you coming back, and the always-open website.

Since 1970, Band Shoppe proudly continues a tradition of quality products, prompt delivery, and outstanding customer service to music educators and guard instructors around the globe. Here, you’ll find a complete line of custom uniforms and flags and the largest selection of in stock merchandise. Band Shoppe has everything you need for a successful marching season, year after year. With a full sales and customer service team and secure online shopping, Band Shoppe offers an easy shopping experience with fast and reliable shipping through FedEx and UPS.

Fast & Reliable Shipping

We ship with FedEx to meet your tight deadlines with just one shipping charge based on the total value of your order.

One-stop Shopping

With a complete selection to fit your group from head to toe, plus carts, equipment, and props for parade, field, or floor.

Superior Customer Service

Our full in-house team of Customer Service, Graphic Design, and Sales staff is here to help you get it right.

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From Humble Beginnings

to Present Day

BAND SHOPPE AND PEARISON INC.
COMPANY HISTORY

Band Shoppe was founded by Chuck and Susan Pearison as Pearison Music Service, a small music store in Poseyville, Indiana. Located in a garage next to the Pearison’s home, the company, with a staff of five, sold and repaired musical instruments for schools. 1979 was the start of selling marching uniforms and accessories. These products were sold from a small black and white flyer mailed to three states under the name Band Shoppe.

Since 1970, Band Shoppe has continued a tradition of delivering quality products and outstanding customer service to music educators and guard instructors around the globe. Band Shoppe always strives to bring you the best marching and color guard products.

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The 1980s

A shifting of the business at hand.

In 1982, the company’s first full-color Band Shoppe Catalog was printed and mailed to all fifty states. The 72-page catalog featured shoes, color guard uniforms, marching band uniforms, show flags, and parade banners. The music store and instrument repair shop closed in 1985. The company opened a new warehouse in 1985 and a manufacturing plant in 1986 in Cynthiana. Pearison Music Service became Pearison Inc. and Band Shoppe continued to grow.

The 1990s

Soaring to new heights.

The early 1990s were a period of rapid growth. The company bought a building in Cynthiana to expand manufacturing and 10 acres of land just outside town. In September 1996, ground was broken on a new 27,500-square-foot office, warehouse, and manufacturing facility. The company opened Embroidery Direct to sell sports teams, cheer, and corporate apparel. The first e-commerce website launched for Band Shoppe. In 1998, Gerber CAD systems, a Gerber Cutter, and Barudan multi-head embroidery machines were added in major upgrades to manufacturing capabilities.

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The 00s

Leading the way into the future

Continued strong growth throughout the decade helped employment grow to 85 people. The company’s Band Shoppe division became a leader in the marching industry. In 2008, Band Shoppe introduced the revolutionary Air Blade twirling prop and it became an instant bestseller. Cheer and dance uniforms started to become a growing part of our business. Big software and manufacturing equipment investments continued to better serve our customers better.


Pearison Inc. Today

In 2012, Pearison Inc. founded  Superior Cheer with a catalog and website. That same year, we renamed the corporate uniform business Embroidery Direct to Superior Team. Construction completed in 2014 on a 20,000-square-foot manufacturing plant addition at the Cynthiana headquarters. Today, Pearison, Inc.’s three divisions, Band Shoppe, Superior Cheer, and Superior Team, continue to serve customers worldwide.

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