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First time I've been on here since you posted yesterday lindsay, really sorry to hear it has finally closed, did loads of my crimbo shopping in there!! I really do hope you all find jobs very soon

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Good Luck Linds and staff in the job market, hope it all goes well, now can you buy albums in the pound shops......

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That's a question that only Music Zone can answer. They must have been struggling to pay bills and felt that going into receivership was their only option. I know that's small comfort to those of you who have lost your jobs but how would they pay your wages if they didn't have anything to pay them with? Presumably the stock will be sold off by the receivers, along with shopfittings and any other assetts to pay the outstanding debts. Perhaps HMV think they can overcome those losses in the coming months and presumably they haven't yet got creditors hounding them for unpaid bills. They must be able to convince their bank to keep the overdraft going whereas MZ's bank could have bee demanding it be cleared in full. Maybe HMV will eventually come a cropper too.

It's madness in the world of economy. If we spend too much money we cause inflation and bank rate goes up and people end up losing their homes as they can't afford the mortgages. We spend too little and businesses go bust, people lose their jobs and end up losing their homes because they can't afford the mortgages. :confused:



As you'll know from my previous posts in this thread I was far from uninterested and I'm not the only one. I have only just seen this post of yours, haven't been online much today nor last night as I had a lot to do.

I think it's a great loss to the town. I do wish you all well in being able to find other jobs but I can see your point of view that this town is going downhill fast. The more people there are out of work the the less money there is to spend and the more people end up out of work as a consequence. I wish I knew the answer.

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sorry to hear about ur loss lindsey it was a good shop - i for one am thankful i was able to buy my friends dvd's for £20 there when everyone else had marked them up to 49.99

i was workin in burnley today and i got talkin to some ppl and htey were burnley members of staff - needless to say they werent too happy either.

as for hmv and thier losses - they have very deep pockets - and big backers - EMI, Waterstones - the book shop, plus hmv is very international - in some countries not doin so well - eg uk and usa but in canada its flying - its currently trying to break big into the eastern asia markets

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It stinks :(
Again, I wish I could do more than wish all the best for the future to you and your staff Lindsay.
It's a disgusting state of affairs when people who put in real effort into their jobs are sacrificed for the sake of machines. Official downloads my arse.

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Hi To Lyndsay And The Rest Of The Guys Who Worked Damn Hard At Music Zone. I Worked Temp Over Xmas There And Cannot Believe It Has Closed Due To Money Probs As I Was Absolutely Shocked At The Average Takings Each Day. Huuuuge!!

Good Luck, Lyndsay, Vicky, Andrew, Christian, Neil And Michelle And Hope You Find New Employment Very Soon. I Loved Working With You Guys And Know You All Would Be An Asset To Any Company Out There.

Im Gutted Now That I Came In And Gave The Overpayment Back Now!!!!
Take Care And Best Wishes

Lisa X

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There may just be a silver lining to this yet.....can't say any more at the moment but will keep you posted as soon as I can;maybe Feb will be better after all????

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Oooh Lindsay - hope so whatever it is, and now waiting agog to hear what it may be. :)

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A possible buyer on the horizon;it may come to nothing again but it's a glimmer. And I won £25 on bonus ball last night;I was just thinking it was all getting right again till I heard my fave band "The Beautiful South" calling it a day after 19 years !:(

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Keeping my fingers crossed for you Lindsey :)

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It's looking decidedly promising; just had a call asking me how many staff I could rustle up for tomorrow !!!

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i was in manchester yesterday and i also noticed that there music zone had closed down :(

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Oooo good luck lindsay certainly is looking good :)

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Just got a text saying that the shop will be reopening next week and that they've all got their jobs back. It's been bought out.

Sure it's a huge relief to them all.

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Oh, that's brilliant .. what the whole group, or have they sold off individual sites?

Best of luck Lindsay .. hope to see you with a big smile on your face at the next meet. x

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Now hows about a 90% off re-opening sale?

Oh and a Sunday job :D

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wey hey :Banane06: that's brilliant news...come on lindsay some info on who's bought it etc etc etc :D

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Brilliant news! Now Lindsey take advantage of what could be your last free Saturday for a while & come and cheer on the lads this afternoon :)

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

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

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

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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 !!!

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Look forward to seeing the new store on Wednesday Lindsay. :)

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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. :rolleyes:

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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 !:o

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That's great news.:)


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

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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!!:D

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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.

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Where abouts in Manchester is the Fopps music store?

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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.

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is that the old piccadilly records then?

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

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

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Yep we were in the store doing a very tedious and long winded stock take !

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Yes, I saw you with a big beaming smile on your face.......I'm so glad things have turned around Lindsay. Glad it won't be another dismal empty shop.
Well Done to you and your team.

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lindsay do you sell posters in your shop? :D

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Glad to hear its worked out for you Lindsay, Barclays is a decent employer though and there are lots of opportunities to move into other things like IT where the pay is very good and teh hours/conditions... well, check out my thread about teh conditions here :D. Its also got to be said that it will be a rare day when Barclays make its counter staff redundant with its drive to be a top 5 world bank (Internal ra-ra)

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Aye, but I believe those days are over now. rationalisation happened as a lot of banks had far too many branches to be economically viable. With the focus on shareholder value encouraged by the Chancellor these had to be pruned. We now seem to be in a period where the focus is back on people/ecological value with teh benefits of a streamlined network.

You only have to look at teh ads now as Banks rarely try and sell you a definitive product, more a "look at how green/customer focussed etc we are!"

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We did sell posters Panther but not sure if will when we reopen;I will let you know !

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yeah i just seen the sign in the shop sayin u were reopening

here's to a better feb and a belated happy new year

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yeah i just seen the sign in the shop sayin u were reopening

here's to a better feb and a belated happy new year

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Should be back open again tomorrow (Thurs) I am off for the day so i really don't know any times etc;it's all dependent on info from Head office and getting a float back into the tills ! Don't be all disheartened 'cos it all still looks the same; ....we haven't had any new stock in a fortnight and all we have done is stock take and clean up a bit! Changes happening soon hopefully,already we have been told of better wages and no uniforms plus extra days holiday!:)

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A bit of good news there for a change.

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Good to see the doors open again yesterday Lindsey, didn't take long for the shop to fill up either once word got around :)

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Really pleased for you Lindsay, good luck with it.

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called in today linds,but never saw you, hope it keeps batting for you.

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I was about somewhere;could have been out on my lunch though ! It's going ok so far;no new stock as yet while they finish auditing our warehouse but that should soon change. think we are gonna be trading under our old name for a while yet though.

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Will you still be stocking music related books?

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We haven't had books in for ages;the literate consumers in our town just didn't buy 'em! Fopp do however stock lots of books and I reckon we will stock them again.

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Hurrah!:)

Thanks for the info Lindsay.

I shall be popping in soon for a peruse.

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Glad your going to be stocking books, bought Marc Almond Autobiography from MZ quite cheap and a great read!

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I think its ace fopp have bought the chain of shops...now I dont know what changes if any they are going to do to the shop down here but in glasgow fopp is a cracking shop for buying the more obscure music and those hard to find classics...I have been buying stuff from fopp in glasgow since early 90's...and I was really please they bought the chain down here...fopp have came such a long way since the little market stall in the middle of glasgow that they used to have...I will be keeping an eye on what they do down here....

heres some info on them
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fopp_(retailer)

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Well I got The Best of Aretha Franklin for the bargain price of £2.99 this afternoon. An album I've wanted to replace from vinyl for ages.

Service wasn't bad either, the cracked CD case was even replaced, unasked for.:D

Thanks Linsay.:)

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I saw music zone was open & to back step just to make sure i wasn't imagining it :eek: that was such a good sight to see [i need to catch up on this thread now LOL] Hope all staff got their positions back, Lyndsay? well done nice to see that:D

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Cheers Big G ! Hope you enjoy Aretha !:D

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See, this is when I miss the edit button, when those glaring mistakes jump out at you!

Thanks Lindsay, not Linsay, which makes you sound a bit too much like Jaysay's daughter!:D

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Yup we are all back in employment,with more holidays and better wages too ! And Big G was so chuffed with his cd he failed to notice that I have the most heinous bust lip in the world,ever ! ! ( a small domestic accident that would only make you all laugh so I won't go into it further! )

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Oh fantastic news Lindsay - brilliant!! :D:D:D

Will say hi when i bob in:D

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I made a typo booboo too:o sorry lindsay.

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Got a great CD today down there, Disraeli Gears- Cream. a FIVER. never saw you again linds.;)

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I told you so, Mr C! Some great bargains to be had now they're getting some new stock in. Elvis's very first two albums (plus extra tracks) in a double package at seven quid...and lots, lots more great savings. Well worth a visit, folks!

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WHEN? .........

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When what???

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Sorry, I was having a minor brainstorm there...doh! I told you when I emailed you the other day!

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Very disappointed to see that Music Zone/Fopps was closed today, with a sign on the door directing people to other branches. What's happened??

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There was something in the Observer about it yesterdaybut didn't say why.

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That's sad, both for Lindsay and her staff and for local punters who've been deprived of a decent music store.

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I don't know if Lindsay's posted this herself somewhere else but I saw her on Tuesday and she's started working at Boots.

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dont blame her really, she did well to get another job so soon

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What I don't understand is that the shop had been taken over by Fopps, new stock had appeared and it seemed like a generally bright future was on the cards, then it suddenly closes...all in a matter of weeks.

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maybe it wasnt making as much money as fopps thought it would, i suppose the only person who could tell us would be lindsay

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Well, you would have thought they'd have given it at least a few months, before they decided on its viability or otherwise. Still, as you say, Flashy, perhaps Lindsay will enlighten us.

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its no good speculating, we need the facts :D

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I was wondering what had happened too - just when we thought all was hunky dory. :(

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Hi chaps !
Sorry I've not been on in ages. I got a job at Boots before the store closed the other week;the company are blaming "unviable rents" . Make your own minds up on that one but given the number of empty units in town and the possibility of negotiating with the landlords I am more than a bit dubious ! The staff have ben made redundant yet again;all a bit odd since only 4 weeks ago the regional manager was offering me money to stay.
It's very sad not only for the town but for the team who came back into the business when Music Zone shut and we all thought it as going to be ok.
I haven't worked with a nicer bunch of people and I wish Vicky,Andrew,Christian,Neil and Michelle all the very best.

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shame, glad you got fixed up linds. prob see you in boots, its the only shop in accy that sells me nasher cleaner.:D

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Am not there yet;still doing my training ! Another 5 weeks before I take the helm in Accy !

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So Accy is safe for a while yet then. ;)

Good luck Lindsay and I hope it works out ok.

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Good luck in your new job Lindsey - real shame about the way you've been treated first by Music Zone & then by Fopps but hopefully it's all turned around for you now.

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Good luck in your new job Lindsay.

If Boots goes bust within the next few weeks we'll know it's you, and that you're jinxed.:D

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Good luck in your new job Lindsay :) Hope all the other staff have managed to get sorted out too