‘Impossible to continue’: Sanity to close remaining stores due to dominance of digital music
by Kelly Burke from World news | The Guardian on (#67F24)
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The dominance of digital music and streaming platforms has forced the closure of one of Australia's most enduring retailers, with Sanity announcing it will close its 50 remaining stores by April.
The company's owner, Ray Itaoui, confirmed on Wednesday the music business would operate online only beyond that time. He said diminishing physical content" available to sell to customers had forced Sanity to close its bricks-and-mortar operations.
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