Campbell's Music 3.46

Established in 1976 by Murray and Donna (Janie) Campbell, in the basement of the Hill Mall below Hill Drugs on Franklin Avenue, Campbell's Music started during a time of bustling Economic Activity in Fort McMurray. With a focus on superior customer service and product selection, the business grew substantially, making it necessary to find a larger retail store front. It was only four short years after inception that the location on the corner of Manning Avenue and Main Street was built so Murray and Janie could give Campbell's Music a new Home.
Seeing it through the Alberta Oil Boom and subsequent Bust of the 1980's was indeed a challenge for the Campbell family, but Murray never lost sight of the vision to provide a great product at a fair price, with the best possible service- the keys to any successful business. He could often be heard to remark, "If there is no benefit for the customer, then there is no benefit in having it."
In the autumn of 1993, Mike and Susan Allen moved their family to Fort McMurray to begin the purchase of Campbell's Music. Through the next decade, several more expansions occurred as the business continued to thrive, always keeping the focus on the original philosophy established by Murray Campbell. Eventually, in 2005, that led to Mike Allen purchasing the Hill Mall on Franklin Avenue and moving the music store back on to the Main thoroughfare, but this time on street level. Also during this time period, Scott Meller, who had started in the repair shop at Campbell's in 1995, began to work with Mike as a shareholder and managing partner. In 2013, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo expropriated the property on Franklin Avenue, necessitating another move.
In June, 2015, Campbell's Music opened the doors on their current location on the corner of Biggs Avenue and Main Street, and still work every day to positively impact their community through music by employing the business philosophy established by Murray and Janie back in 1976!