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Originally Posted by Bob Olhsson  Frankly Wal-Mart is no loss. Small, genre-specific stores have always been where the action was. Wal-Mart and Target dropping out creates a huge opportunity for much more music and music-fan friendly stores. |
I wish this were true, but I'm not hearing this from a friend who owns one. There is always the opportunity to buy CDs online, but downloads are still beating these types of sales too from the info I've seen. One report that I read said that CDs will essentially be replaced by downloads around 2011. Given the current pace I would bet sooner. Around here "record stores" are closing or trying to hang on by selling download cards or have added other merch along with music CDs.
Bob, I'll be coming to Nashville in about a week for a CD release. It will be an interesting "culture shock" for me as I've never been yet. I'll be looking for those shops!
Best,
Tom