Comments on: Tower Records is closing

By: Craig

Craig — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:31:12 +0000

I’ll miss tower, it was a great chain for finding rare tittles and being able to listen to music that was not mainstream and available at target or all those other lame stores that have the casual music fan in mind. They also had people working there that were music lovers and were knowledgable not just teenagers filling a summer job. I also doubt the ability to purchase for $6 online what they were selling for $25? If you want the latest Brittey Spears, Maroon 5 or other top 40 artists I agree your best bet was not Tower, but why should all stores cater to those tastes. Tower’s customers were not your average music fan they were people who appreciated choice and loved music because it appealled to their own tastes not to just what the corporations want to sell you.

Towers business practices and buying patterns hurt them it was not solely their prices.

Price is not always the deciding factor and with Tower gone who will continue to fight!

It’s a sad day for people you know and love music.

Peace.

By: the other byron

the other byron — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 16:57:58 +0000

Tower can suck it! (after I get some random goodies at their store).

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 05:03:00 +0000

OMG did you hear? Tower Records is selling its stores so it can buy Amazon.com!

By: duane

duane — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 04:22:15 +0000

William, I wasn’t saying that I could find EVERY one of those CDs at target; the imports I got online =o)

By: Audacity

Audacity — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:18:51 +0000

Buying CDs in a store is soooo 2002.

By: purpletwinkie

purpletwinkie — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 02:18:13 +0000

I always loved Tower and visited them all over the country. I agree with you that some of their pricing structures aren’t/weren’t competetive, but consumers don’t always know the reasons for everything.

I still find it hard to believe that you can get the exact same item (as in new/unopened) for $6 (delivered) for what they are selling for $25.

Part of the demise is due to changing markets. Tower (Virgin, Sam Goody, HMV) was king when the Internet was new (and very few online stores existed), Wal-Mart (as well as Target) didn’t carry full lines of discount music, and the like. It’s just marketplace evolution.

For fifteen years, I personally owned a chain of video stores in Central CA. Time changed with that industry (just like it has with music) and I made the decision to sell and move into another field.

Last but not least… I give props to Tower for not marking down anything to give it away. Why should they? They should be given the opportunity to make as much as they can on their ending inventory. In the very end, they’ll most likely get more revenue from selling the leftovers to a mass-market broker than giving it away to the public (who apparently could get it online cheaper in the first place).

I love ya Duane, you can just tell you’ve never owned/operated a business ;).

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:11:09 +0000

I am sad it’s closing. What’s taking its place? I haven’t been into a CD store in years (there’s almost nothing I can’t find used on Amazon or eBay for a fraction of the cost) but I miss those Tower, HMV and Virgin Megastore days back in the 90s. Seems like a lifetime ago.

By: WIlliam

WIlliam — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:07:35 +0000

When did you find an Import CD at Target?!

By: josh

josh — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:47:27 +0000

They are not really going out of business. They were bought out by another company, a competitor, and are being closed to lessen their competition. I am not a music lover, as duane can atest, but i always loved Tower. You could always find something there you could not find anywhere else. Also, what other music store is open til midnight. Tower closing is sad. It is the last of the old great music stores.

By: dpb

dpb — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:43:16 +0000

Dear Company that is closing because they can’t make any money,

Please mark down your prices more so I can save more money during your demise.

Thanks,

duane