Footlight Records is Closing in NY!! Online Sales Only

FROM AN EMAIL I JUST RECEIVED:

Footlight Records, (rated #1 record store in New York City by the 2004 Zagat Shopping Guide) after 30 years in business,is pleased to announce that we are going Internet only. Because more and more of our customers have started shopping through our web-site, this has signaled to us that a strictly online store will actuallygive us the potential to provide better service by increasing our selection of hard to find shows and films, expanding our selection of DVD's, and much more. We will still be taking phone orders, of course, for our customers who are not on the net.

We plan to upgrade the web-site over the next year. The features will include reviews of new products and an online chat-board.We certainly hope you will visit us in person before our doors close at the end of July,but extend a special invitation to join us at WWW.FOOTLIGHT.COM.

On behalf of everyone at Footlight Records, thank you for your business and friendship over the years.

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Updated On: 6/8/05 at 04:36 PM

That's too bad. Part of the fun of that store was just browsing around and finding little gems that you didn't even know existed. You can't really do that with a website.

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Well this sucks big time.

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Damn Republicans.

Well, the neighborhood could ALWAYS use another Duane Reid, I guess....

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OH POOK! This is too sad. One of my N.Y. trip highlights is rummaging thru thie stacks esp when their sales were on. Sigh.

What a shame! But they are right to devote their attention to on line and phone order store- there's no point in paying that high rent for a storefront.

As someone who loves show tunes and has sold records in Chicago for 20 years, I can't even guess how many customers I've sent their way!

Will Triton go online only now, too?

That is too bad. There are less and less specialtiy stores in the city, and this was a great place to browse. Always interesting finds and interesting people watching. Though I suppose their reasons are valid. With so many "rare records" being reissued on CD, there is probably a lot less demand for the expensive LPs and the rent on the store front must be mucho expensive.

Too bad they couldn't merge with something like the Drama Bookstore. They probably would do more volume in the theatre district.

Oh!
this is a sad notice
it was one of my favourites places of NY when I travel to there.

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Hey, the website is going to have a message board. 'Cause, you know, we don't have enough of those!

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i agree you only know the fun stuff when you see it..they shouldnt close completely maybe have just weekend hours..this is nuts..

Being in CA, I order from them year-round. But I always look forward to visiting the store when in NY. What a bummer!!

The message says the end of July.

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