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Sam's is closing.
I'm surprised only one of the commenters on the Star's website blames illegal downloading - I think that for a cd store, downloading music at all, legally or illegally, would have spelled doom. There's less trade in hard-copies of music these days. Sniderman vows the brand will carry on in some form - maybe online, or as a music producer. It might be cool if they became a producer selling their own catalogue of Canadian/obscure music through download. As the owner points out, Sam's is one of the most recognizable names in the Canadian record industry.
I'm surprised only one of the commenters on the Star's website blames illegal downloading - I think that for a cd store, downloading music at all, legally or illegally, would have spelled doom. There's less trade in hard-copies of music these days. Sniderman vows the brand will carry on in some form - maybe online, or as a music producer. It might be cool if they became a producer selling their own catalogue of Canadian/obscure music through download. As the owner points out, Sam's is one of the most recognizable names in the Canadian record industry.
