Another one bites the dust! They claim up to 40% off, plus Borders Rewards member discounts.
Linda
Remembering Record Stores
Linda
Remembering Record Stores
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For what it's worth, all the discs we saw were at LIST price, so even 40% off a Blu-ray wasn't a good deal. We walked out empty handed.
The stores during closing have been getting a lot of traffic and people have been buying both the discs and music. To me that shows people still want physical media. If they didnt they wouldnt go there even during liquidation sales. I dont think then its physical media that is the problem so much as pricing and marketing and giving the people what they want.
The stores during closing have been getting a lot of traffic and people have been buying both the discs and music. To me that shows people still want physical media. If they didnt they wouldnt go there even during liquidation sales. I dont think then its physical media that is the problem so much as pricing and marketing and giving the people what they want.
Yes, that's it. They try to say that downloads alone killed off Tower. But I used go just down a block away from Concord Tower to Circuit City, as DVD prices for new releases were about $5.00 cheaper. I also used to get pissed off at Tower near it's end for wasting my time as they didn't keep the store selves stocked properly or have what I wanted (as what happens right before stores go under). So I went online to buy physical product. Plus, let's not forget the economy now is another factor. Rasputin is still doing fine in Concord selling music where Tower was. So perhaps were going back to more mom and pop stores with better, more personal, individualized service.
Would have loved to have scored that Ken Burns Jazz book for $3. That was such a great, informative series on music.
Downloads didn't kill off Tower. High rents, huge spaces, and a business model that was no longer plausible in the US killed off Tower. It also killed off every Virgin Megastore location in the US, as well as HMV in the US. Watching the NYC Union Square Virgin close was an incredibly sad day.
Rasputin, like Amoeba, both operate on a MUCH smaller scale than the major retailers, are concentrated in one area, have a dedicated clientele that isn't necessarily affected by trends, and may even own the properties where they are located. As long as there's a UC-Berkeley, Amoeba and Rasputin will operate there on Telegraph. They're anomalies and not indicative of any sort of larger trend.
Yes, that's it. They try to say that downloads alone killed off Tower. But I used go just down a block away from Concord Tower to Circuit City, as DVD prices for new releases were about $5.00 cheaper. I also used to get pissed off at Tower near it's end for wasting my time as they didn't keep the store selves stocked properly or have what I wanted (as what happens right before stores go under). So I went online to buy physical product. Plus, let's not forget the economy now is another factor. Rasputin is still doing fine in Concord selling music where Tower was. So perhaps were going back to more mom and pop stores with better, more personal, individualized service.
Would have loved to have scored that Ken Burns Jazz book for $3. That was such a great, informative series on music.
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