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The beginning of the end for singles? So, WH Smith is quitting the singles market, but will the indies be able to plug the gap?(Editorial)
WH Smith's retreat from the singles market feels pretty symbolic.
Smiths has stocked singles for as long as I can remember and, if a family-targeting High Street chain no longer finds a market for the format, I can't help wondering what hope it has.
But Smiths has found selling music tough for some time, especially in the increasingly competitive nonspecialist sector, where the supermarkets have upped their game in recent years.
It does seem to make sense for Smiths to focus on albums. It certainly seems more likely to sell large volumes of albums by Katie Melua, Jamie Cullum and Norah Jones than singles by Keane, Jamelia or LMC V U2.
But, as someone who was raised in a small town, where generalist High Street stores were the only place to buy music, I can't help feeling that Smiths' move has a serious significance, particularly after a crippling decade in which so many indies have gone to the wall.
In the north Essex town where I was brought up, if you wanted to buy a single you had a narrow choice--Woolies, Martin The Newsagent or whichever independent ...
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