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In Reply to: RE: J&R closing their doors posted by Biff on April 10, 2014 at 17:36:05
J&R is still doing business on the interweb. I a have ordered a new cartridge on Wednesday and it was shipped yesterday. Can't wait for Monday!
Maybe folks should read the attached.
Mind you it could be just another dream that will not materialize, but at least, please, tell the whole story.
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As the article in today's New York Times suggests, there's no indication from J&R's statement (or in response to direct questioning) that the redevelopment will prioritize music or AV equipment retailing. What the statement said is that it will represent “an unprecedented retailing concept and social mecca.” The company refused to be more specific in response to questions about the nature of that retailing concept. IMO, it's very likely that the future development will reflect the imperatives of land values in that part of Manhattan. In other words, I think a return of a traditional (music) retail outlet on the scale of the recent incarnation of J&R is very unlikely.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/11/nyregion/patrons-ponder-neighborhoods-without-j-r-and-pearl-paint.html?ref=nyregion&_r=0
UR quite right, but since J&R still exists for Interweb sales the news of its death has as an entity been greatly exaggerated.
Yes, indeed, it still exists as a retail outlet on the web - but there it has (happily) plenty of competition. My post was just about the bricks & mortar version which was pretty much a one-stop shop for A/V needs in NYC.
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