Woolworths ditches CDs in favor of music downloads

Sunday, May 25, 2008 8:23 PDT -07:00   News  


Many people are still flying the flag for CDs, but if ever there were evidence that they are on the way out in favor of music downloads, this is it. Woolworths, a popular UK retailer, the equivalent of something like Wal-Mart in the US, has now dropped CDs from all of its 820 stores across the UK. The reason? Music downloads are apparently killing CD sales.

Woolworths will now only stock random special CD singles, such as singles by the winners of talent show such as the UK’s version of Pop Idol. The company will now focus on music downloads when it come to music.

Interestingly, a rep from Woolworths said that CD album sales are not quite dead yet, but CD singles are all but finished now. Coinciding with this news, Woolworths has revamped its music-download website, where it also offers games and ring tones.

The retailer will now go head to head with Tesco, which launched its store for legal music downloads recently.

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