A lot of the soothsayers and prognosticators could have been making it look like stores are going away in a year, that CDs are going away, ... I think that right now, for the foreseeable future, people are confident that physical CDs in a package in a store will be the mainstay for the future. That doesn't mean that this (digital) distribution method won't be growing ... but the research says it's going to be a small part of the business. |
By its nature, (digital distribution) is retailing, and (the record companies) don't have a history of that. |
Consumer retailing is moving from primarily physical product to a combination of physical and digital, ... It's really not just limited to the changeover from physical to digital. It's the full breadth of products. |
Consumer retailing is moving from primarily physical product to a combination of physical and digital. It's really not just limited to the changeover from physical to digital. It's the full breadth of products. |
It's a really creative way to capture consumer fancy. It's all about choice. |
The marketing muscle that the big labels have can't be underestimated. The power of the Internet can't be underestimated. If you put the two together, they can't be underestimated. |
The savviest retailers will look for a way to work with music suppliers . . . to make technology part of their business, |
The savviest retailers will look for a way to work with music suppliers . . . to make technology part of their business. |