Independent retailers have opened up about their experiences and challenges of running UK record shops in 2023.
The latest issue of Music Week features an in-depth report on the sector, ...
It may not steal all the headlines, but the independent retail sector is essential to preserving the health of the wider music industry. To take stock before the Q4 rush ...
Kim Bayley has been recognised by the music industry for her 20 years in charge of the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA).
And, even better than that, she received a personal ...
Digital was once a dirty word in record shops - digital-first was even worse.
When David Bowie made his 1999 album Hours available to buy as a download ahead of ...
Record Store Day is set to return to independent record shops this weekend (July 17) as hundreds of releases from the second - and final - 2021 vinyl drop will ...
Record Store Day returns on Saturday, June 12 with around 250 stores participating in the first vinyl drop.
That’s one of the biggest totals on record for RSD, which suggests ...
HMV will be launching a specially curated range of 1921 Centenary Series limited edition vinyl in stores and online on July 24.
The music industry will be joining in the ...
Record Store Day has announced that Noel Gallagher is the official ambassador for this year’s vinyl celebrations.
Record Store Day’s 2021 edition takes place over two vinyl drops on June ...
It’s official: the vinyl revival is here to stay.
As Music Week revealed in our Q1 analysis, sales of vinyl LPs were up 16.1% year-on-year in the first three ...
HMV has seen re-opening footfall more than double this week versus the exit from the first lockdown on June 15 last year.
According to the entertainment retailer, footfall on April 12 ...
