AD Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Article about the dwindling music store industry in Toronto Also sad news - The article says that (my favourite Toronto music store) Penguin Music will be closing November 30.AD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Sad, but true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FairySari Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I moved away from the area like two years ago - are Second Spin and Flash and Crash really gone?Sonic Boom is huge though, and open late... I seem to always find what I'm looking for there. I'd think it would be a big enough draw without the couple of other tiny used CD stores around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chameleon Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I live on Queen St. and have noticed many music stores go down....Penguin is not alone...recently Acid Records and 2 the Beat also closed.Sign of the times, the old formula does not work. Why should I have to pay $27 for an import CD when 90% of that cost is shipping and storage for the product. Why can't I walk into a store order it, then the burn it to CD or load it on to my I-Pod type device and then high quality print me a copy of the artwork for a reasonable fee.If that were the model I think more stores would survive. People still like going into a shop, bu this old "brick and mortar" model is broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Criminal Records continues to be one of the treasures in the downtown (Queen & Spadina). It opened last year and kicks major ass both with prices and an exciting clothing and accessories line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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