Clive’s to re-open in smaller, more specialised format

Clive’s Record Shop is to re-open in a scaled-down form at its current premises at the end of next week.

The Commercial Street shop was put up for sale last month and staged a clearance sale, with owner Clive Munro’s business suffering – much like many other independent music shops around the world – from the impact of the internet.

After a clearance sale, the shop has been shut for the past few weeks but its doors will open again from Friday 15th April. Mr Munro’s business partner Caroline Miller said they had taken stock and drawn up a new business plan. If the smaller shop is a success they hope to move to smaller premises once the shop has been sold.

“It’d be a shame to lose such a shop, because folk do love music,” Mrs Miller said. “We feel that we can still compete on customer choice, on back catalogues, and that’s what we’re going to concentrate on, especially on the music – that’s what Clive knows inside out.

“Rather than giving up completely, we’re going to open up the premises while we still have them, and try this new format. If it works that’d be brilliant and we can move elsewhere – the building is too big for what we need now.”

Clive’s has seen its profitability eroded significantly by the advent of downloadable digital mp3s and the proliferation of cheap online retailers. It is also unlikely to have been helped by the Lerwick expansion of supermarket giant Tesco, which now stocks chart CDs, DVDs and computer games at knock-down prices.

COMMENTS(2)

Add Your Comment
  • chris pearson

    • April 7th, 2011 14:20

    Great news on the Clive’s front,
    A whole generation of Shetlanders near and far owe a great deal to Clive’s eclectic tastes in music.
    Chris P

    REPLY
  • David Wilson

    • April 19th, 2011 12:28

    This is great news. Lerwick needs you! I hope your scaled-down business plan pays off, and assure you of my business as usual when I visit Shetland on holiday in June.

    REPLY

Add Your Comment

Please note, it is the policy of The Shetland Times to publish comments and letters from named individuals only. Both forename and surname are required.

Comments are moderated. Contributors must observe normal standards of decency and tolerance for the opinions of others.

The views expressed are those of contributors and not of The Shetland Times.

The Shetland Times reserves the right to decline or remove any contribution without notice or stating reason.

Comments are limited to 200 words but please email longer articles or letters to editorial@shetlandtimes.co.uk for consideration and include a daytime telephone number and your address. If emailing information in confidence please put "Not for publication" in both the subject line and at the top of the main message.

200 words left

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

logo

Get Latest News in Your Inbox

Join the The Shetland Times mailing list to get one daily email update at midday on what's happening in Shetland.