However, we are facing a whole new world of challenges and pressures: the rising costs of rent, rates, wages, pensions and stock, the increasing level of competition from those wanting to jump on the bandwagon and competition from within our own sector.Īs independent record shops, we all operate entirely individually. It’s true that the renewed interest and investment in vinyl has offered indie record shops a new lifeline and has given us a valid position on the high street again. It’s certainly a long way from the doom and gloom record stores were facing ten years ago, when all the focus was on digital, shops were going under weekly and the outlook was rather bleak for independent record retail. You’ve seen loads of new record shops open their doors in the past few years. You’ve heard about how physical sales are outperforming downloads. You’ve read all about the "vinyl revival”. Four independent retailers coming together to form a new collective of like-minded shops. Dinked was founded in 2018 by Drift, Piccadilly Records, Resident and Transmission.
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