Music Zone

[Sara]

That's really good news for you, you must feel relieved.

[WillowTheWhisp]

Excellent news Lindsay! Well chuffed for you and the rest of the staff

[maxwell silver]

Nice one Things are looking up for you already.All the best.

[lindsay ormerod]

It's true ! We have been bought by the chain "Fopp". They have bought around 60 of the stores and I finally got my keys back today ! A courier had to come and find me at Asda ! We will be back instore tomorrow to do a stocktake;hopefully reopen Wednesday. The store will look very empty for a while as a lot of the stock has to go back to the suppliers as they are now creditors of Music Zone but hopefully we will get stocked up again soon. Fopp are well known for round pound prices and are not much dearer than MZ were, they tend to stock a more eclectic range with world music and classical,more "arty" dvds and also books.
We are all very relieved and excited about this,all the team bar one will be back .(unless I can persuade Andrew that we are more fun than Barclays !)
Get in !!!

[WillowTheWhisp]

Look forward to seeing the new store on Wednesday Lindsay.

[Sparkologist]

Will it be possible to order obscure "one-offs", or will we be tied to making a choice from the bulk buying policy of the new owners, as was the case with Music Zone.
I am glad that the shop is once again under your command, Lindsay, even though I was often guilty of impulse buying on more ocaissions than my bank balance could justify.

[lindsay ormerod]

Not sure what their buying policy is;I hope we get a bit of freedom in what we stock and would hope that there is some facility for doing customer orders;they have a website that you can order from. Apparently a good company by all reports,their store in Manchester even has a coffee shop ! Just had a word with our regional manager and he reckons Wednesday to reopen but it's just going to look like a very empty Music Zone for some time !

[garinda]

That's great news.


Do you think being the Observer's page three (if that's what it was) girl, swung it?

[Uncle Mick]

Excellent news Linds, hope that it cheers the little fella up. Fopp is a very good chain with an eclectic range of stock at great prices. Welcome home!!

[Wynonie Harris]

That's great news, Lindsay! Funnily enough, I was recommending Fopps to Shakermaker just the other week. Don't know if many of you have visited the Manchester store, but it's one heck of a record shop. As Mick says, a very eclectic stock range and some cracking bargains to be had. Don't let the fact that an old git like me is praising it put you off either - they stock all the latest beat combos for you swinging, with-it types.

Seriously, this is just the sort of store that Accrington needs. I hope everyone who's interested in music on here supports it - I certainly will be on my pre-match, round-town walkabouts.

[Sparkologist]

Where abouts in Manchester is the Fopps music store?

[Wynonie Harris]

It's on Brown Street. If you're walking up Market Street from Marks & Sparks, about halfway up on your right, you'll see a smallish Tescos store on a corner. That's Brown Street. Just walk along there (it's pedestrianised) and about a hundred yards along, you'll see Fopps on your left.

[pipinfort]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

It's on Brown Street. If you're walking up Market Street from Marks & Sparks, about halfway up on your right, you'll see a smallish Tescos store on a corner. That's Brown Street. Just walk along there (it's pedestrianised) and about a hundred yards along, you'll see Fopps on your left.

is that the old piccadilly records then?

[Wynonie Harris]

That's right, it's in the premises that Piccadilly Records used to occupy, before they moved to Oldham Street.

[shillelagh]

Well there were lights on in music zone this afternoon i would have had a nosy in but i had to get home