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MUSIC WEEK AWARDS 2008: Online Music Store Of The Year.

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WINNER: Play.com

Play.com has long been one of the bigger players in UK music retail, enjoying a 2.3% share of the albums market in 2006, ahead of names such as Fopp, Morrisons and WH Smith. However, 2007 was the year that saw it really come to maturity and it is fitting that this should be capped with a Music Week award.

Among its achievements in 2007 - a year that its revenue climbed 23.4% - were the launch of trading platform PlayTrade, designed to build customer loyalty and expand catalogue, and the announcement of the creation of its download store (since launched to considerable media interest).

Crucially, it also ...

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