Jukebox manufacturer tunes into Japanese market with $100,000 order

Sound Leisure, the Leeds-based jukebox manufacturer, has secured its first Japanese export order worth $100,000.

The business will now deliver its classic vinyl jukeboxes to luxury Tokyo retailer, Flat 4, which sells vintage VW vehicles, parts and ‘50s memorabilia.

The manufactured jukeboxes will be sold in Flat 4’s showroom in the Tokyo district of Meguro.

Sound Leisure, which has supplied its range of digital, CD and vinyl jukeboxes to pubs and venues in the UK and internationally, now supplies the majority of its machines to private clients.

Employing 80 people in Leeds and a further five staff in Nottingham, the business has grown its overseas sales to more than 75% of its total £5m turnover in recent years.

The firm’s largest export market is the US, where it recently teamed up with audio manufacturer Crosley Radio.

Chris Black, Sound Leisure’s managing director, said: “It’s really exciting to have gained a foothold in the thriving Japanese market where there is a huge demand among younger consumers for top quality, high-tech ‘retro’ products.

“Flat 4, were finding that the ageing mechanisms of their original ‘50s stock of jukeboxes were not reliable enough for their discerning customers, and they approached us as the leading manufacturer of authentic jukeboxes with all the latest components and features.

“Japan has all the dynamics of a great market for us going forward.”

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