HMV and music sales

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In our town now there are no music/dvd shops left. HMV was the last one.

Its ironic that the CD was supposedly the format of the future but now the real money earners are shops like this

http://www.recordshopnottingham.com/

CD's will probably cease being made in a year or two if rumblings in the industry are correct.

the above shop mainly sells vinyl to the thousands of people who have made turntables a growing industry over the last few years

on the hi fi forums i visit this shop is getting visitors from all over the country

vinyl still rules..the young buy crappy compressed mp3's whilst the older generation still crave the vinyl
 
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Ten years ago I was buying 30 CDs a year -now I haven't bought one in 3 years.YouTube and a good Internet connection does it for me.
 
I love buying cd's from HMV [I am a dinosaur] but well chuffed to see the link to the record shop. Wonder if it's some sort of spin off from the wonderful Selectadisc in Nottingham? [thanks for the link, by the way!]
 
I was in HMV the other day and got sucked into buying some blu rays but overall I buy all my music/dvds via Amazon or iTunes.

Whilst I was paying though there was a lady who was trying to return an unopened and sealed set of headphones that had been an unwanted Christmas gift and the way the manager spoke to her about not accepting it even though she had the receipt and explained that she had asked the sales assistant if she could return them. The attitude he shown was appalling and she was getting very upset - eventually the patronising git said that as a one off gesture he would allow a return.

I am not totally clued up on the law but I am sure she was within her rights to go back with the receipt and sealed item to ask for a refund - thank god she wasnt offered vouchers!!!

(Working for John Lewis we have a Happy Returns policy which means you can bring any item back at any time so long as you have the receipt or some proof you purchased it through us)
 
Sad but inevitable with technology. HMV had a few major stores here in Australia, but were bought out in 2005 and merged with another major supplier, Sanity. They closed their major store in Sydney in 2007. It was such a shame, as the staff were always so passionate, and you could always find what you were looking for.

We had the issue here of too many suppliers in one market, HMV, Virgin, Sanity and all the major retailers such as Kmart, Harvey Norman, Big W, David Jones, Target and Myer trying to outdo each other. It was overkill. HMV, Virgin and Sanity have now literally gone. Kmart, Big W and Target still supply but they are smaller than what they used to be. Myer is currently from what I have been told phasing out all the entertainment of cds and dvds. David Jones (DJs) is still there but is very minor, though they offer excellent service.

JB Hifi, who at the time 10 years ago were small and specialised in Hi Fi's and Vinyls jumped into the market. They tried to do just cds, dvds and small appliances but realised they needed to get onboard with all the other technology. A lot of the stuff they retail now are laptops, games, equipment, mobile phone outlet and other electronic equipment.
JB are now our biggest (alongside The Good Guys and Harvey Norman) and most successful. There stores are chaotic, but its fun and the staff (several who I know that worked at HMV) know there products inside out.

On a sidenote, didn't Blockbuster just fall under as well?
 
Yup Blockbuster to close too - but I cant remember the last time I went to a video/dvd store to rent a movie!
 
Ballydoyle said:
Yup Blockbuster to close too - but I cant remember the last time I went to a video/dvd store to rent a movie!
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Was thinking about that the other day myself Ballydoyle! I mean why rent something that might cost $4 for the week, when you can possibly purchase the dvd for $15 and have it for life!
 
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