Music Matters in Stafford closed.

[pop80_uk]

Hey,
Noticed on my way into work this morning that Music Matters on the Wolverhampton road has shut its doors.

Although expensive it was a good little shop and leaves another unit empty.

 

[wildwood]

I walk past this shop fairly regularly and I don't think I can ever remember seeing a customer in there!

It seems as though a lot of their business is internet based.

 

[Wormella]

I walk past this shop fairly regularly and I don't think I can ever remember seeing a customer in there!

It seems as though a lot of their business is internet based.

I was just thinking exactly the same thing. @Admin can we have the thread amended to stop the slightly sensational click-bait aspects to this. If we can't have a mega thread can we at least have the titles of shops opening / closing in the thread title

 

[cj1]

did we not have a mega thread maybe admin can merge them all in to one and tidy things up a bit

 

[tek-monkey]

Noticed last week but thought it was old news, as said never seen a customer so hard to say when its open or closed.

 

[Wormella]

did we not have a mega thread maybe admin can merge them all in to one and tidy things up a bit

We did, but Admin doesn't like mega threads, and since it's his forum his word is law.

 

[Admin]

I was just thinking exactly the same thing. @Admin can we have the thread amended to stop the slightly sensational click-bait aspects to this. If we can't have a mega thread can we at least have the titles of shops opening / closing in the thread title

I always do this (had to do it with the Lowndes Fruit one the other day), but if I miss one by all means let me know as you have done here.

As you say, it would be nice if people could just include the shop / business name in the thread title!

did we not have a mega thread maybe admin can merge them all in to one and tidy things up a bit

As @Wormella says, megathreads are not allowed due to their tendency to stifle ongoing discussion and cause information / news stories to be missed. See here for details.

 

[gilesjuk]

Noticed last week but thought it was old news, as said never seen a customer so hard to say when its open or closed.

Music shops are low volume (boo boom) and high margin.

 

[kyoto49]

I only went in once and I can't say they were massively helpful or welcoming so......

 

[proactive]

Never saw anyone in there so it comes as no surprise.

 

[Gareth]

Never saw anyone the 1000 times I walked past. Shame though.

 

[db]

as some of you might know i've been looking to buy a record player recently, so have tried to visit Music Matters twice.. it was closed both times (once was about 10:00 on a saturday, t'other was on my way home from work one day i think), so this comes as little surprise..

 

[Laurie61]

I used to go into Musical Approach when they were in Woodings yard off Bailey st, unfortunately the shop closed years ago. Several years after the shop shut an amp I had bought from them developed a fault and I rang the old number, on the off chance, and was surprised to speak to the owner. He came to the house to have a look at the faulty amp and said it probably needed a new part and he did not have an official repair contact after closing the shop but would ask a friend who had been in the business and see if he would do it as a favour. He took it away and delivered it back about a fortnight later, fully repaired, and re installed it. Great service and I think I paid about £70.
The company is still going, as far as I know, and now specialises in Home theatre kit.
The amp is still working.

 

[shoes]

That's a shame. They really were excellent. When I bought my Bowers and Wilkins speakers they set up half a dozen sets for me and humored me for a good two hours before I made my decision. That must have been ten years ago now, and I'm still using the Bowers speakers. And they still sound bloody great!