FOPP news

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

http://www.retail-week.com/nav?page=retailweek.news.detail&resource=6897573

Music retailer Fopp has stopped taking orders online and is only accepting cash payments at its stores.

Fopp posted on its web site: “Due to circumstances beyond our control we cannot currently take orders online. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.” A notice on the tills said it was having problems with “authorisation systems”.

This follows an announcement on Friday that it had closed 50 stores for an extraordinary stock-take, a week after it told publishers to stop supplying new books and replenishments.

looking bad, as far as i can tell. administration at worst, THE MOST AMAZING CLOSING DOWN SALE EVER at best (apologies to those who work/know others who work there...)

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Re: While we're talking record shops...

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

having been to the old rough trade shop (neal street) at lunchtime this sounds ok, rather than:

me: have you got the k'naan alBUM?
RT: cane-an?
me: yeah, somalian rapper dude
RT: taps at computer then disappears out back for two minutes, then reappears with boss looking dude
BD: cane-an?
me: yeah, he was on at glastonbury with the marleys, somalian rapper dude
BD: ah well, we don't really do "world", you wanna try ray's jazz innit

he mayaswell have just said NO BLACK MUSIC HERE, AWAY WITH YOU!!!!

Re: While we're talking record shops...

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

Shockin!

Andy Kershaw is turning in John Peel's grave, or something.

Re: While we're talking record shops...

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

the question 'why DID you go to Rough Trade to buy African hip-hop' is beggable tho to be honest.

Re: While we're talking record shops...

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

i went there to buy white-boy indie, but i'd assumed they'd have the K'naan alBUM too, i mean it's pretty "conscious" (ie for white boys) hip-hop...