A classic high street record store has gone back to its roots by offering a wider range of vinyl as it moves to larger premises.
While many music fans stream their tunes or store them digitally on their phone, some have gone back to basics by building their own collections of physical discs.
HMV’s new store at The Bridges in Sunderland, which opened today, Friday October 21, has more than 3,600 different vinyl albums on offer
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The first 25 customers who made a purchase received a free opening day goodie bag to mark the event.
With 14,000 different products on offer, the 4,058 sq ft store gives fans of pop culture more room to browse and discover new items.
Store manager Matt Stockwell said: “We’re really excited to open our brand-new Sunderland store, showcasing some of the very best in entertainment across pop culture, music, film and TV.”
The store will stock 2,800 different CDs, 4,650 films and TV shows on 4K Ultra HD, Blu Ray and DVD as well as over 2,600 pop culture products across franchises such as Stranger Things, Pokemon, Star Wars, Marvel and DC, with over 400 different T-shirt designs.
The new outlet will be staffed by team members from the previous store.
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Phil Halliday, hmv’s managing director, said: “We’re delighted to be relocating to a bigger and better location in Sunderland.
“HMV has a long history of offering signings and performances from amazing artists and bands in its stores, and we’re looking forward to bringing some more incredible events to Sunderland soon.”
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