Last of the Independents

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Aidin Vaziri
When Tower Records went under last year, few people were surprised. With online sales and illegal downloads on the rise, neighborhood music retailers of all sizes have felt the squeeze. Take into account added pressure from the big-box stores and rising rents, and many of the Bay Area's independent record shops -- if not already gone -- are endangered. Meet some of the survivors and find out what's keeping them alive.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/03/25/PKGV4OMBI51.DTL&type=printable (Open in New Window)

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Topic - Last of the Independents - LWR 08:25:50 03/25/07 (1)

Good article, thanks for the link (nt) - splunge 13:53:05 03/25/07 (0)

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