Physical Retail

Earlier this year it was reported that the music industry is considering shifting to a global album release day in 2015. This makes sense, we live in the age of a global internet but are still trying to rel... Read More...

A series showcasing a peek into the life of a music store employee... ... Read More...

Last year, we found Walmart selling lots of CDs for just $5. Then, we found the same thing at Target. But this takes the cake: it turns out that Walmart is now dropping DVDs as low as 96 cents.   That is, if t... Read More...

The music industry is trying to solve a riddle: which fans want which stuff, and how do we sell it to them? But that could be ignoring consumers that still want to purchase plain ol' CDs, even though they also... Read More...

If you're wondering what disruption really looks like, this would be it. This is the ugly side, and it sucks if it's happening to you. Which brings us to the collapsing HMV, the now-bankrupt retailer that  ... Read More...

It's funny in High Fidelity; not so funny in real life. And for all the reasons that physical retailers are going extinct, the snooty staffer is unfortunately still one. Here's an impassioned comment that popp... Read More...

Looks like the $5 CD is more than just a Walmart thing.  After discovering a trove of $5 discount discs at a Walmart on the outskirts of Austin, we found similarly discounted CDs at Target - right across the su... Read More...

If you've ever been to a Walmart in your life, you know that it's an utterly gigantic place. But the music section could fit into a corner bodega - at least the one immediately outside downtown Austin, TX on h... Read More...