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Topic History of: bye bye Borders...
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Author	Message
Manager Man	Hark ! Is that the death bell that I hear ?
andrew	HMV has put 3 local record shops out of business under 2 months of opening. It is bad for people who like to own a record shop then be closed down - the shops had been there for years. HMV and Virgin are getting like Wal-mart - big retailers ruining small business. I always find what I want in the independent shops; then big stores. I wish there was something we could do.
Manager Man	Following the closure of MVC, then Music Zone, plus the disasterous results published last week by HMV (which resulted in their shares hitting a 4 year low !) - can there by anyone left who sees any future in High Street music retail?
Mart	I rather like Borders, but probably like most customers in the UK, I walk around and browse and buy the product I like, cheaper on Amazon.
dixie	So Borders are pulling out iof the UK, by putting their shops up for sale, according to music week. I always thought Borders was a good business in the UK, run by ex-HMV/Waterstones exec David Roach. It appears Borders have posted a multi-million $$$ loss, so need to concentrate their investment in the USA. But, is anybody likely to want Book and Music stores at the moment? It's not like the market leader is doing any [profitable] business. Anybody got any views?