After an seven-decade run as one of many nation’s premiere file retailer chains, Sam Goody has introduced the closure of its last two brick-and-mortar areas.
The shops are situated on the Ohio Valley Mall in St. Clairsville, Ohio and the Rogue Valley Mall in Medford, Oregon. In line with WTRF, the Ohio location will shut first, with its last date set for someday in February 2025 — till then, costs shall be diminished. No timeline has been given for the closure of the Oregon location.
Based shortly after the introduction of long-playing data, Sam Goody turned a family identify for low cost vinyl gross sales within the ’50s, and a mainstay of malls throughout America and the UK within the ‘80s and ‘90s.
In recent times, although, the model’s reputation has waned, attributable to elements like digital music gross sales, streaming, mismanagement, and extra. After an acquisition in 2006, many Sam Goody shops have been rebranded as f.y.e. shops, with solely a handful of Goodys staying in operation since 2012.