HMV in trouble again.

[Marco]

What a sad state of affairs - HMV in real trouble and all you guys can think about is your belly!

Whaddya mean? She was only helping him with his French oral!

Marco.

[ReggieB]

I've just received this from HMV:

We’re just getting in touch with a quick update on order number xxxxxx for

XTC

APPLE VENUS

LP



We’re sorry for the delay with your order. We haven't received stock of this item yet but as soon as it arrives in the warehouse we'll dispatch this to you.

Oh dear.

[rmcin626]

Monorail, is one of my favs, as you can have lunch in their on-site restaurant, and a few beers afterwards!

You're excluding Record Fayre, in the Merchant City, which is well worth visiting. And you'd discount Rub-a-Dub at your peril, if like me, you love dance music, on 12" singles, or ambient and trance stuff - all of which you can listen to on T/Ts, through headphones, before buying!

I'll compile a full list of all the independent record shops I know of in Glasgow after lunch.

Marco.

Just been looking through the latest Long Live Vinyl, which has an article on the various Glasgow stores.

[Dr Winston O Boogie]

https://www.whathifi.com/news/hmv-co...s-rescue-talks

[Minstrel SE]

Its gotta be all over bar the shouting. I havent shopped there in more years than I care to remember. I used to go in when there was a dvd sale on and I would pick up some of the offers or a boxset or two...so laterly it wasnt even for music. The sale signs drew me in for a gander but apart from a few loss leaders it wasnt anywhere near good prices. I had more money then sense on those shopping trips

I used to worry that a boxset would get damaged in the post but now I can get a significant ammount off the high street price I have it all posted.

In a core location thay will get some footfall but that must have been declining. They havent adapted to the internet well and I can seek any cd from other sellers at a better price. I prefer smaller volume sellers..I search for a cd and find a seller that has it new or used long before I need to consider chain store type operations for music.

I dont owe them loyalty in saving the high street. His masters voice means damn all to me and its just a chainstore that leaves me cold.

I cant imagine why anyone would keep it running when faced with internet competition and decling music sales.

[Marco]

Just been looking through the latest Long Live Vinyl, which has an article on the various Glasgow stores.

Cool

Which ones are mentioned?

Marco.

[dave2010]

https://www.whathifi.com/news/hmv-co...s-rescue-talks

While a new buyer is sought, HMV owner Hilco, which rescued the chain from administration in 2013, says the existing 2200 stores around the UK will continue to trade.

Maybe, but the ones I've been in recently seem to be running down. Inverness which I visited recently didn't have any interesting (to me) sale items, though it was advertising a clearance sale. There were only two possible box sets of interest, but I think both are available cheaper even now from online sellers.

[Dr Winston O Boogie]

Its gotta be all over bar the shouting. I havent shopped there in more years than I care to remember. I used to go in when there was a dvd sale on and I would pick up some of the offers or a boxset or two...so laterly it wasnt even for music. The sale signs drew me in for a gander but apart from a few loss leaders it wasnt anywhere near good prices. I had more money then sense on those shopping trips

I used to worry that a boxset would get damaged in the post but now I can get a significant ammount off the high street price I have it all posted.

In a core location thay will get some footfall but that must have been declining. They havent adapted to the internet well and I can seek any cd from other sellers at a better price. I prefer smaller volume sellers..I search for a cd and find a seller that has it new or used long before I need to consider chain store type operations for music.

I dont owe them loyalty in saving the high street. His masters voice means damn all to me and its just a chainstore that leaves me cold.

I cant imagine why anyone would keep it running when faced with internet competition and decling music sales.

What about the staff?

[AJSki2fly]

Been visiting a friend in Dorking this weekend mainly to pick up some speakers I may being buying from him to try at my home. We popped into Guildlford yesterday to meet have have lunch with another life long friend. After we could not resist going to HMV for a browse, lots of 50% off in the sale and some quite good record bargains, I picked up Steely Dan - Aja for £12.99 on vinyl. What was noticeable was there were only on average about 20-30 shoppers in what is quite a big store, I would say about half were hovering around the Vinyl section, very few looking at CD's and the rest were at the DVD/Blu rays. There were 4 staff that I could see, one restocking and 3 stood bored behind the tills waiting for the Saturday afternoon rush, it certainly did not look like coming. Personally I can't see how any of their high street shops can survive like this, I sometimes pop into the Exeter HMV near where I work and for the past 18 months it is generally empty with a handful of customers whenever I have gone in. Sadly I think the end of an era I think.

[Minstrel SE]

What about the staff?

Hi

What about them? I find that a strange point as what do I owe the staff there? They will have put others out of business and do the staff care when I have bills to pay. What are they ..some sort of godly saviours of the retail music industry?...The last people who can guide or advise me?

Im not gloating. I comment because its no surprise to me that certain stores are in trouble. Of course I have sympathy for anyone handed a P45 but I dont have to shop where I dont want to.