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Topic: Tower Records Inc.

  
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In Today's Papers

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 74
Mon Dec 11, 2006 at 12:29 PM

Reading and ripping: Computer Provides More Questions Than Answers The discovery of an ancient device highlights the allure of archaic technology For Tower Records, End of Disc "In Rockville, Reminders and Remainders of the Dying ...READ»

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Requiem for a Record Store

BY Greg Spotts
Relevancy Score: 46
Fri Dec 15, 2006 at 10:00 AM

My love affair with Tower Records began in 1985 when my family moved from suburban Connecticut to Manhattan. Tower's flagship store at Fourth and Broadway was a mecca for musicians, scenesters, bizzers and fans. Yeah, there were ...READ»

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The Future's So Bright

BY Michael A. Prospero
Relevancy Score: 44
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:59 AM

No one know what tomorrow will bring, except for these bold seers. They have seen the future--and it belongs to them.READ»

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Do You Hear What Starbucks Hears?

BY Alison Overholt
Relevancy Score: 40
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:45 AM

The nation's leading coffee chain's step into music retail is a strategic extension of the Starbucks brand. In a candid QA, Howard Schultz expands on the company's attraction to Hear Music, the importance of the customer experience, and how the partnership could remake the music industry.READ»

Annette Lode
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Born-Again Virgin

BY Tim Manners
Relevancy Score: 33
Sat Jan 5, 2008 at 11:56 AM

I recently had a great conversation with Dee Mc Laughlin, the marketing chief for Virgin Megastores. It was a great conversation because Virgin Megastores is growing rapidly (sales up 14 percent in 2007) in the music category, where ...READ»

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What's Selling in America: part 1 of 5

BY Bill Breen
Relevancy Score: 32
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:38 AM

"First You Get High on It, Then You Buy It." Amoeba Music Marches to Its Own Beat Memo to: The Big Bosses at Virgin Megastores Re: Your Next Big Source of Competition These days, it's hard for monstrously big music retailers to ...READ»

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Thinking Outside The Cup

BY Alison Overholt
Relevancy Score: 29
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:43 AM

Surprise! Starbucks barista-in-chief Howard Schultz is making a big, bold push into the music business. He aims to transform the record industry -- and turn Starbucks into the world's biggest brand, period.READ»

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Thinking Outside the Cup

BY Alison Overholt
Relevancy Score: 29
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 9:19 AM

Surprise! Starbucks barista-in-chief Howard Schultz is making a big, bold push into the music business. He aims to transform the record industry -- and turn Starbucks into the world's biggest brand, period.READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  14 comments

Algorhythm and Blues

BY Linda Tischler
Relevancy Score: 21
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:03 AM

How Pandora's matching service cuts the chaos of digital music.READ»

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Change Agent - Issue 36

BY Seth Godin
Relevancy Score: 19
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:15 AM

"Looking for a poster child for old-economy industries that are stuck in the headlights?"READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  Comment

Thinking Outside The Cup

BY Alison Overholt
Relevancy Score: 17
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:52 AM

Surprise! Starbucks barista-in-chief Howard Schultz is making a big, bold push into the music business. He aims to transform the record industry -- and turn Starbucks into the world's biggest brand, period.READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  Comment

Thinking Outside The Cup

BY Alison Overholt
Relevancy Score: 16
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:45 AM

Surprise! Starbucks barista-in-chief Howard Schultz is making a big, bold push into the music business. He aims to transform the record industry -- and turn Starbucks into the world's biggest brand, period.READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  1 comment

Thinking Outside The Cup

BY Alison Overholt
Relevancy Score: 16
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:44 AM

Surprise! Starbucks barista-in-chief Howard Schultz is making a big, bold push into the music business. He aims to transform the record industry -- and turn Starbucks into the world's biggest brand, period.READ»

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The Customer Experience

BY Scott Kirsner
Relevancy Score: 13
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:08 AM

Forget faster or cheaper. The Web challenges you to rethink the most basic relationship in business: the one between you and your customers.READ»

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'We Recycle Your Air.'

BY Ian Wylie
Relevancy Score: 10
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:19 AM

Social entrepreneur Dan Morrell is targeting a massive and complex environmental problem: global warming. But his solution is deceptively simple: The way to save the planet is one tree at a time.READ»

INNOVATION   |  2 comments

The Gonzo Way of Branding

BY Alan Deutschman
Relevancy Score: 10
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:47 AM

Billionaire Richard Branson has thrived by breaking the rules. Now he's tackling his greatest challenge, setting his sights on the United States and a new airline. He's testing himself and the limits of the Virgin brand.READ»