Bad Music Retail News From Napster, Musicland And HMV
The week has begun with a plethora of bad news from across the music retail sector. Digital Music News is reporting that download pioneer Napster is in such dire straights. Continue reading
CIMS’ Don VanCleave Rebuts Indie Retail Doom And Gloom
"…If you are Joe Consumer and you read any media, you have been told in the past two weeks that independent retail is on its deathbed. The news that heritage. Continue reading
Another One Bites The Dust As Indie Retailer Rhino Closes In LA
Just when we were reporting some optimism in the indie music retailer sector from the CIMS stores (complete story here), comes the sad news that Richard Foos’ flagship Rhino retail. Continue reading
Indie Music Stores Have Better ’05 Than Bigger Music Retailers
Soundscan figures show that CD sales were down almost 10% in 2005. But innovative indie music retailers seem not be suffering quite as badly as the larger chain music stores.. Continue reading
Coalition Of Indy Music Stores Top 200 Chart For 12/21/05
Label Pos. Artist | Title ISL 1 CASH*JOHNNY|LEGEND OF JOHNNY C INT 2 EMINEM|CURTAIN CALL ATLG 3 DEATH CAB FOR C|PLANS WAR 4 OUR NEW ORLEANS|OUR NEW ORLEAN BNTE 5. Continue reading
Starbuck’s Hear Music Expanding
In some good news for adult music marketers Starbucks is rolling out more Hear Music coffeehouses which include digital download kiosks, custom CD burning stations and encourages new music discovery. . Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores’ Top 200 for Week Ending 12-11-05
Label Pos. Artist|Title VRGN 1 KORN|SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE INT 2 EMINEM|CURTAIN CALL UNCM 3 LIL’ WAYNE|CARTER II ISL 4 CASH*JOHNNY|LEGEND OF JOHNNY C WAR 5 OUR NEW. Continue reading
Indy Music Retailer Fratt Shares Vision Of The Future
We’ve been writing a lot about Indy music retail lately. Part of it is nostalgia for the good old days when visiting a record store was a positive experience; and. Continue reading
LA Indy Music Store Aron’s To Close
R.I.P. We’ve been writing a bit lately about indy CD stores struggling in a big box/download world. Now comes the sad news that venerable and eclectic LA landmark Aron’s Records. Continue reading
Indy Music Retail Off To Poor Holiday Start
Indy music retail is already suffering from a sales downturn and the Sony rootkit scandal, and it appears that Thanksgiving weekend sales offer little hope for a turn-around entering into. Continue reading
