Lurker 5 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Article here.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I view it as more a nail in brick n mortar music sales coffin, not CDs in general. CDs will be around for a long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Reading the article it looks to be more about squabbling over rent and other technicalities than a decline in sales, so I'd say no. The CD's safe, for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 It must be nearly 10 years now that Vienna's Virgin Megastore closed. They were expensive, and I never bought CDs there I could find elsewhere, but at least they had a good selection compared to the other mainstream stores. Ever since they closed, buying CDs locally has been much less fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I was in a Virgin Mega Store once when I lived in Las Vegas and I agree they were way over priced and as soon as I saw the prices for their CD's I walked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 We have two Virgin Mega stores in the Dallas area. They are a bit pricey but they used to stock import soundtracks and you could find some older gems in there.I don't mind paying a few extra bucks when I find something worthwhile. But the article does seem more about rental possibilities as opposed to CD sales. But Neil is correct, if these places keep closing or reducing their stock it will eventually have an effect on the CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyecks 33 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Wow. I am not surprised by this at all, but I have many a fond memory walking around that store and the one in Reading, England and also in Downtown Disney in Orlando. Many, many, many a great find there.Yes, a little more pricey than others but considering I was able to find ToD for $15 as well as many James Horner scores.I should make one final stop one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Just the next victim of the markets re-adjusting.It's more a nail in the coffin of the recording inductry in general than Virgin in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 CDs will exist as long as there are people buying them, and people are still buying them -- just nowhere near as many as there once were.Eventually, the recording companies will pull their heads out of their asses and figure out that people who still buy CDs like to be catered to, and they'll figure out how to put attractive, affordable sets on sale.Either that, or CDs are heading the way of the laserdisc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 We have two Virgin Mega stores in the Dallas area.Is one of them opposite like a cinema with an Irish bar next to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,041 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I certainly hope the CD isn't going anywhere - unless reasonably-priced lossless downloads suddenly become a widespread and viable option, or another physical format comes in to replace the CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 We have two Virgin Mega stores in the Dallas area.Is one of them opposite like a cinema with an Irish bar next to it?One is in a huge outlet mall and I can't remember what's around the other one, but it's surrounded by several restaurants and there might be a theatre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 isn't one of them in grapevine mills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Yes, actually it's more northwest of Dallas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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