Closing ‘legacy’ stores such as Banks in York (est.1756) or Rae Macintosh in Edinburgh was bound to be unpopular. With a loyal customer base of many years, these were a byword for excellent customer service and specialist staff – letters to MT and Tweets prove as much. So, with the pandemic and Brexit behind us (almost), is this the beginning of the end of bricks & mortar music shops?
To gauge the mood, I spoke with Hobgoblin Music, Gremlin Musical Instrument Company, Schott Music, Blackwell’s Music and Spider Music, and the Music Industries Association.
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