Showing posts with label tactile and social aspects of nonvirtual retail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tactile and social aspects of nonvirtual retail. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Record Stores: Out of Sight, Not Obsolete; New York Times, 9/30/09

Ben Sisario, New York Times; Record Stores: Out of Sight, Not Obsolete:

"To survive in a market in which most products are just a click away, the dealers serve micro-niches, catering to ever fewer but more discriminating customers. One Vinylmania shopper, Jusoong Sun, 47, said he preferred the tactile and social aspects of nonvirtual retail: “To me the whole experience of buying is coming here and feeling the record, putting on the turntable. It’s still tangible.”"

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/arts/music/30private.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=vinyl&st=cse