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| From | "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net> |
| Subject | Re: Media Play Bites the Dust |
| Date | Thu, 15 Dec 2005 13:26:25 -0500 |
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From: <WARFELT@Nationwide.com>
> Media Play is closing all of it's stores Nationwide. This was
> announced
> yesterday.
I'm with Josh on this one: Media Play closing means the same thing
that Wherehouse and HMV closing did, that stores with stock limited to
major labels and well-distributed indies, absurdly high per-CD markup
(I was in the Record Barn in Copley Square last year and discovered
that most of the discs were priced at $18.98, even the deep catalogue
stuff!) and a business plan last revised in 1985 are in big trouble.
Chains that can adapt to the current realities of the marketplace
won't be.
>
> I live in Columbus, Oh. This is a metropolitan area of about 2
> million
> people. It now leaves us with no major music retailer of any sort.
> The
> Virgin Megastore closed about 2 years ago. I buy a lot of stuff
> on-line,
> but still enjoyed the retail experience to browse through discs,
> look at
> books, or pick up a copy of Mojo or Q.
>
> This leaves us with the limited stock of a Best Buy or Target or God
> forbid, Wal Friggin Mart.
Columbus is home to one of the best indie record stores in the
country. Anyone who has easy access to Used Kids (not to mention some
of the other good-to-great stores on High Street, particularly
Magnolia Thunderpussy) can't play the "no good record stores" card.
S
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