Reduced Shop Sales - not just a UK Problem

[Alain Maréchal]

Just announced on France Musique:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/26/france-fnac-jobs-idUSL5N0HM3KR20130926

(I never knew about the Trotskyite connection, but then every other Parisian clamied to be a Trotskyite in the 50s).

[visualnickmos]

This is NOT good news.... I hope it doesn't go down the same road as HMV.

[Alain Maréchal]

According to France Musique "ces suppressions de poste ne concerneront que les magasins en province et en Île-de-France" so bad news for you. That ne..que is a surprisingly metropolitan view of the country (perhaps not so surprising). Listen to "Dépêches Notes" at 13h30, 16h00 et 18h00 if you can.

Item on sales here:

http://www.francemusique.fr/emission/l-invite-du-jour/2013-2014/yann-ollivier-et-yves-riesel-09-25-2013-00-00

[visualnickmos]

Alain

Thanks for the info. I'll try and catch the 18H00.....

In fact, there is no Fnac in Béziers - the nearest being in Montpellier, but I can't imagine that that one will be for the chop. They don't have sales anywhere near those they had about 5 to 10 years ago. I picked up the Shostakovich complete symphonies (Kondrashin/Melodiya) in Saint-Étienne for 15,99 € in 2000!

Nick

[Stunsworth]

I used to be a regular shopper at the Paris FNAC in Les Halles. Fingers crossed they don't go the way of Dixons or Comet in the UK.