HMV 新加坡 ~ 已經消失了

takeishi

新加坡的最後一間HMV已經在9月30日正式結束了.
  從此 HMV 在新加坡也正式宣佈成為曆史了.
HMV在世界地圖上又小了一個據點啦. 唉.......











  這篇文章是轉載自海峽時報9月23日，
大標題是 “HMV關閉其最後剩下的出路”
最後的新加坡 HMV，在濱海廣場 Marina Square，將於9月未關閉。 在其網站上的公告，宣布關閉與“計劃再開一家新店在不久的將來”。它還敦促客戶贖回他們的禮品券。

昨日聯繫，HMV新加坡的總經理米歇爾譚證實，9月30日關閉，但說她沒有被授權透露新店的地點和開放時間。

總部位於香港的私募股權公司援助夥伴，收購了新加坡HMV在2013年，告訴海峽時報昨天還在尋找合適的位置，將宣布它曾經作出決定。新概念生活方式店將在銅鑼灣香港將於今年年底投產，一位發言人說。

海峽時報了解到，新加坡HMV沒有更新其在濱海廣場租賃在其四年任期結束。它在商場二樓的出口在2011年開業。

發言人濱海中心控股公司說，它的租戶已經與它討論了數個月，而遷出方面近日證實。


   答案是. ............... 沒有希望


商店試圖讓客戶下載的音樂在他們的商店，但人們可以下載音樂在家裡。我不認為有任何希望。
這裡的音樂零售商的第一家專賣店，25000平方英尺，當它在1997年開業，使其成為新加坡最大的音樂商店。然後，它減少了佔地空間兩次 - 一次在2002年和2006年 - 最後才搬到12500平方英尺的空間在313 @薩默塞特。
2011年，它關閉了連城的出口，2013年，薩默塞特店關門了。這些倒閉留下的音樂主宰與濱海廣場的最後出路。
它的命運與其他音樂零售商包括Tower Records的和本土的連鎖零售企業三巴旺音樂中心，其中折疊於2006年和2009年，分別為，在一片CD銷售下滑的共享。
零售專家說，對於音樂和盜版數字化平台的興起導致了死亡。
新加坡理工學院的高級零售講師薩拉·林：“這是很容易在網上下載音樂，是不貴，你可以每首歌曲支付，而不是購買整個專輯盜版也是猖獗。”
這裡主流的CD店將很難生存下去，她說，補充說：“他們應該專注於喜歡爵士樂的利基的音樂片段，可能需要銷售其他產品，如古董家具或打開一個咖啡廳旁邊的商店，以補充業務。”
誰經營零售諮詢公司SG零售網絡史蒂芬先生吳先生較為悲觀。
“裁談業務是非常艱難的，這樣的店需要的大空間。酒店這裡有很高的總和就是不加了，​​”他補充說，很少有餘地進行創新。
“商店試圖讓用戶下載音樂，在他們的商店，但人們可以下載音樂在家裡。我不認為有任何希望。”
商業顧問何兆烽，28歲，現在在網上購買音樂。他買了一張CD是當他還是個少年。 “有這麼多品種網上，你可以一次買一首歌，”他說。
健身教練吉娜·法爾 ~，能不記得她最後一次在近幾年買了一張CD。她現在下載一首歌一個月。 “就是這麼簡單，誰想要的CD塞滿了你的房子？”

The last HMV outlet here, in , will close by the end of the month. A notice on its website announced the closure and a "plan to re-open a new store in the near future". It also urged customers to redeem their gift vouchers.
Contacted yesterday, HMV Singapore's general manager Michele Tan confirmed the Sept 30 closure, but said she was not authorised to divulge the new store's location and opening date.
Hong Kong-based private equity firm AID Partners, which bought HMV Singapore in 2013, told The Straits Times yesterday it is still looking for the right location and will announce it once a decision is made. A new concept lifestyle store will open later this year in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, said a spokesman.
The Straits Times understands that HMV Singapore did not renew its lease in Marina Square at the end of its four-year term. Its outlet on the second floor of the mall opened in 2011.
A spokesman for Marina Centre Holdings said that its tenant had been in discussions with it for a few months and that moving-out terms were confirmed recently.

NO HOPE

Stores have tried allowing customers to download music at their stores, but people can just download music at home. I don't think there is any hope.
MR STEVEN GOH, who runs retail consultancy SG Retail Network, on the challenges facing CD stores
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The music retailer's first store here, at The Heeren, was 25,000 sq ft when it opened in 1997, making it Singapore's biggest music store. It then reduced its floor space twice - once in 2002 and again in 2006 - before finally moving to a 12,500 sq ft space in 313@Somerset.
In 2011, it shut its CityLink outlet and in 2013, its Somerset store closed, too. These closures left the music juggernaut with its last outlet at Marina Square.
Its fate is shared with other music retailers including Tower Records and home-grown retail chain Sembawang Music Centre, which folded in 2006 and 2009, respectively, amid declining CD sales.
Retail experts say that the rise of digital platforms for music and piracy led to the demise.
Said Singapore Polytechnic senior retail lecturer Sarah Lim: "It is so easy to download music online. It isn't expensive and you can pay per song instead of buying an entire album. Piracy is also rampant."
Mainstream CD stores here would find it hard to survive, she said, adding: "They should concentrate on niche music segments like jazz and probably need to sell other products like vintage furniture or open a cafe alongside the store to supplement business."
Mr Steven Goh who runs retail consultancy SG Retail Network is more pessimistic.
"The CD business is very tough and such stores require big spaces. Rentals here are high, the sums just don't add up," he said, adding that there is little room to innovate.
"Stores have tried allowing customers to download music at their stores, but people can just download music at home. I don't think there is any hope."
Business consultant Terence Ho, 28, now buys music online. The last CD he bought was when he was a teenager. "There is so much variety online; and you can buy a song at a time," he said.
Fitness trainer Gina Farr, 31, cannot remember the last time she bought a CD in recent years. She now downloads a song a month. "It's so easy, and who wants CDs cluttering up your house?" she asked.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 23, 2015, with the headline 'HMV to close its last remaining outlet'. Print Edition | Subscribe

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psb

"....Gina Farr, 31, cannot remember the last time she bought a CD in recent years. She now downloads a song a month. "It's so easy, and who wants CDs cluttering up your house?" she asked....."
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psb 發表於 2015-10-24 12:12
"....Gina Farr, 31, cannot remember the last time she bought a CD in recent years. She now downloads ...

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psb

lamwaikit007 發表於 2015-10-24 14:55
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大家 都要開始 適應 網上購買 CD 了。 ...

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