tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post1473721521142837962..comments2024-03-29T10:17:18.826+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: HMV steps into the futureSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1845853399229468042007-09-15T18:55:00.000+00:002007-09-15T18:55:00.000+00:00Lulu - I can definitely see that working. And just...Lulu - I can definitely see that working. And just think how much money we'd all save if they had an 'Impulsive' section for albums which you'd buy based on hearing one track, only to regret when you heard the whole thing. I'd never have ended up with that copy of the Spin Bastard Doctors seventeen years ago, foolishly wasting my pocket-money on seventy minutes of agonising jazz-noodling based on one mildly catchy single.<BR/><BR/>Not that it scarred me for life or anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-51891528058539187642007-09-15T18:35:00.000+00:002007-09-15T18:35:00.000+00:00"How specific are they planning to be with these v...<I>"How specific are they planning to be with these verby signs? Will Hard-Fi albums and Joe Pasquale DVDs be kept in a separate section marked 'Endure'?" - james -</I><BR/><BR/>I love the idea of having really ethereal sections in a record shop. "Flighty", "Mischevious" or "Indelicate" divisions might draw punters in based purely on mood...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-79359269382554197282007-09-15T16:06:00.000+00:002007-09-15T16:06:00.000+00:00I was reading today that HMV have announced that t...I was reading today that HMV have announced that they're releasing a new type of Stylophone. Seriously. Well at least you'll be able to buy something that sounds good in their shops!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-86380342502428271212007-09-15T14:41:00.000+00:002007-09-15T14:41:00.000+00:00How specific are they planning to be with these ve...How specific are they planning to be with these verby signs? Will Hard-Fi albums and Joe Pasquale DVDs be kept in a separate section marked 'Endure'? Maybe university towns will keep all their arthouse films under 'Claim To Have Seen'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-47730530820625018882007-09-15T12:32:00.000+00:002007-09-15T12:32:00.000+00:00I hope they have a verb above the smoothie bar, ot...I hope they have a verb above the smoothie bar, otherwise that's going to throw the customers...Simon Hayes Budgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-20065717288839570622007-09-14T18:17:00.000+00:002007-09-14T18:17:00.000+00:00...stores divided into areas like "watch", "listen...<I>...stores divided into areas like "watch", "listen" and "play"</I><BR/><BR/>Because we don't understand the words currently used to divide HMV. I've always wondered why they had "DVDs" "Music" and "Games" written in big letters over different parts of the shop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-47217760169517534382007-09-14T08:47:00.000+00:002007-09-14T08:47:00.000+00:00Refreshments bar? Internet access? Listening posts...Refreshments bar? Internet access? Listening posts that allow you to scan a barcode and instantly hear the album?<BR/><BR/>Anyone who has been to the French record store FNAC has been living this wondrous dream for the past couple of years! Good to see that HMV are so ON THE PULSE of the consumer entertainment industry that they are copying the French but getting it ever so slightly wrong..Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653815125880196756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-78577795160442846302007-09-13T23:08:00.000+00:002007-09-13T23:08:00.000+00:00Barking, isn't it? The only reason I can think the...Barking, isn't it? The only reason I can think they'd want to offer this order-online-instore service is if it meant a larger range of music being available (more than they could keep instore). But, as was suggested here a few weeks back, why not instead just scrap the juice-bars and convert the store into a massive Argos-type store which can stock a much bigger range of stuff, available to buy there and then? I'd love to be able to visit a shop, knowing I could buy from the same huge archive of music that's available online, but with the added bonus of being able to get hold of it there and then, rather than wait a week for it to arrive.<BR/><BR/>As it is though, in their battle against internet sales, HMV seem determined to emulate only the worst bits of online shopping. Keep watching; This time next week they'll be offering to break the plastic teeth in any CDs you buy instore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-26352979864862870232007-09-13T21:38:00.000+00:002007-09-13T21:38:00.000+00:00More to the point, why order the CD to be delivere...More to the point, why order the CD to be delivered when you're already in the store??? It's not like CDs are the size of a sofa or a fridge....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com