Circuit City Files For Bankruptcy
Just last week Circuit City announced the closing of 155 stores which meant 155 fewer music stores. Today the retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. According to the Associated. Continue reading
155 Less Record Stores As Circuit City Downsizes
As part of a fight for survival, Circuit City is closing 155 underperforming stores located in 55 U.S. media markets. The closures means Circuit City will exit 12 media markets. Continue reading
Walmart Gets Serious About Downloads
A revamped Walmart.com MP3 store launched today with aggressive pricing and new features that take full advantage of Walmart’s reach, clout and the chain’s brick and mortar locations: 3 million. Continue reading
3 Reasons AC/DC Chose Wal-Mart
UPDATED: After a #1 UK debut, early sales put the new AC/DC "Black Ice" Wal-Mart exclusive now also tops the US charts with 780,000 in first week sales. (more) How. Continue reading
The Orchard Expands TVT’s Brick & Mortar Division
Digital distributor The Orchard has signed three labels to the physical sales distribution unit it recently acquired along with TVT Records. The deals with Acrobat Music, Ernest Jenning Record Co.. Continue reading
SanDisk & Major Labels Introduce SD Card Format
A new physical format dubbed slotMusic which utilizes pre-loaded SanDisk microSD cards is being introduced by EMI, Sony BMG, Universal and Warner Music. The cards will first be available in. Continue reading
7digital Adds Universal MP3’s. Amazon Next?
UK based 7digital began selling music from Universal Music as 320K mp3’s today. It’s a first for Europe and appears that the site is offering both new product and deep. Continue reading
Is “Album Only” The Answer To Anything?
iTunes vs. Kid Rock and The Music Industry The Wall Street Journal took a look at why some artists are keeping their music off iTunes. Because the store does not. Continue reading
Affiliate Advertising Finally Comes To Indie Music
GUITARIST JOE BONAMASSA USES AFFILIATE ADS TO PUSH RELEASE Affiliate advertising has been the rage on blogs for years. Place an ad on your site like the Amazon Go Green. Continue reading
Could New Pricing Increase Album Sales?
GUEST POST: Neil Cartwright of UK online marketing agency Million asks the question: Could a simple change in pricing strategy increase album sales? I read an interesting experiment in Predictably. Continue reading
