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Old 21-03-2013, 13:38
tunewaffle
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I have an idea to save HMV which is almost impossible but worth a discussion with interested parties.

Recently, I read in the news that supermarket to the stars, Morrisons, has bought out six branches of HMV, in order to turn them into mini high street supermarkets, which will then sit alongside the Tesco Metro, Sainsbury’s Local, and the five Co-ops already on the road, giving more choice when getting a pint of milk on the way home. But this gave me an idea and it is an idea that I believe will rejuvenate everyone’s favourite (only?) high street music store, and potentially even stop it from being completely wiped out in the next year.

In my student days, I used to do my weekly shop in Morrisons, since it was within walking distance and you could often get 10 bakery items for under a pound at closing time, so I thought to myself, what are the best features of Morrisons, and one of the answers is, of course, the fresh pizza counter, where the huge pizzas are prepared in store. I then wondered how this feature could be applied for the high street music store, and this is my answer.

1) Instead of a pizza base you have a blank CD.
2) Instead of picking a variety of toppings to go on it, you pick a selection of SONGS.
3) The good people at HMV make up your mix CD for a fair price, while you wait.

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Old 21-03-2013, 14:23
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Most people who still buy music on a hard format (CD/LP) do it because they enjoy owning the full package of the music, inlay notes and the artwork of an album.

Your system just seems like itune/amazon marketplace - where you can just buy individual tracks but with the added annoyance of having to go a shop to do it. Also it would be far easily to have the staff to d/l the songs to a usb stick - or staight into a portable music player rather than using the limited (and dated) capacity of a CD - but again why goto a shop for this service when you can do it quicker at your computer anyway?
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Old 21-03-2013, 22:21
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The possible demise of HMV might result in something positive: independent record shops returning. It's a long shot but with a resurgence of interest in vinyl, (which HMV, virgin and Our Price tried to kill off) and the disadvantageous terms available to sellers on online shops such as Amazon and eBay, maybe some brave souls will return to the bricks and mortar trade arena. I still buy a fair few vinyl and CD releases that are unavailable on Amazon or much more expensive on Amazon.
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