RTP-area local music and culture

[David Millsaps <davidmillsaps AT gmail.com>]

My dad used to own a shop in Charlotte and he had to use the distributors.




On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 4:05 PM, andy fekete <andy.fekete AT gmail.com> wrote:

> Geez, shows what I get for trusting a blog post.
>
> Ok, so if a “one stop” is just another name for a middleman who
> purchases stock direct from various labels for resale, doesn't that
> imply a markup?  I would imagine it'd be cheaper for a store to buy
> direct from the label whenever possible; but then I can also imagine a
> one stop would enjoy considerable volume discounts.
>
> Anybody here with indy record store experience care to chime in?  Do
> indy record stores -- the few that are left -- more often buy direct,
> or through “one stops”?
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 12:21 PM, martin hall<mdhall005 AT gmail.com> wrote:
> > That is probably the stupidest, most poorly researched article I have
> ever
> > seen.
> > Gotta love the internet. Jump to unsubstantiated conclusions much?
> > Glenn and the (as best I can tell, one sane/informed) commenter sussed it
> > out.
> > One Stops do not = WAL MART or BEST BUY.
> > As best I can tell EMI is still selling to One Stops.
> > The sky is not falling.
> >
> > Actually, I guess the sky is and will continue to fall, just not in this
> > particular/specific fashion.
> >
> > -5er
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Glenn / Local 506 <local506 AT gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> This was in the comments...and is likely the explanation. I dug a
> >> little deeper as that article made little sense. I mean, why would a
> >> music distribution company not want their music in dedicated music
> >> stores...glenn
> >>
> >> >>this really isn=92t such a big deal. First of all =93One Stops=94 DOES
> >> NO=
> >> T mean Wal-mart and Best Buy. A one stop is a distributor that buys from
> >> th=
> >> e labels and sells to retailers. Most indie stores get their product
> from
> >> o=
> >> ne stops anyway. Some labels do sell directly to larger indie stores
> that
> >> h=
> >> ave a large volume, but this, and only this, is what EMI is halting. I
> >> shou=
> >> ld know, as I am an indie retailer. We have always used a one stop
> >> distribu=
> >> tor, and will continue to do so. And F*CK Wal-mart!
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