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If Richard Branson started the company as an independant record store, how could he possibly start with the one on Oxford street. It's Huge.-- Richy 22:37, 14 August 2005 (UTC)
Forgotten, I'd asked that question. I know the answer now. No, it was a smaller one a few doors down.-- Richy 23:54, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
The previous edition completely removed anything that seemed to show the chain in a negative way and revised it with a more 'promotional' edge. It is clear the editor is part of the Virgin family and I have thus re-edited the article from a completely un-biased point of view, complete with necessary researched information obtained from reliable sources.
It's still a totally promotional article. Richardrj 10:14, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
In Virgin Megastore#Virgin vs. the Competition is the following passage:
Other than possessing a PoV relating to iTunes, I am somewhat confused at the above statement claiming that virgin's system is not compatible with iTunes. Doesn't iTunes play mp3 files by default ? Are there any sources for the above statement ? 62.6.139.11 14:06, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
I'm a little confused, Calgary still has a Virgin store in our airport. WestJet 01:10, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
This article is called "Virgin Megastore" so the airport outlet is likely not to be a megastore, I assume. Also, the non-megastore brand has changed hands over the years and isn't necessarily part of the same company as the megastores, or indeed any company connected with Richard Branson. 216.94.11.2 ( talk) 20:09, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
Wikipedia is not a directory of store locations, nor is it a place for long lists. No other retailer article has a list of the locations of every single one of its outlets. This section should be rewritten in prose form (for example, take a leaf out of the H&M article) or deleted. WindsorFan 15:21, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
"Sir Richard Branson has sold his UK chain of Virgin record stores to a group of senior staff at the business. The deal, whose value has not been disclosed, will see Virgin's 125 UK and Irish Megastores rebranded as Zavvi." [1]. violet/riga (t) 12:06, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Is it Zavvi or even Zawi? There seems to be two spellings of the name on display of this page--
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09:22, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
It's Z A V V I —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.130.189.170 ( talk) 10:55, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Given the news that the "Virgin Megastore" brand name is to disappear from the United Kingdom and Ireland within a couple of months, what are the plans for the brand elsewhere? It appears that only the Japanese stores are still under the control of the Virgin group; does this mean that the Megastores in America, Australia, etc. will shortly have to give up the Virgin name? I think the acquisition and rebranding issue needs some more explanatory text. 217.155.20.163 13:08, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
For example the Virgin Megastores in the USA are still (and will still be called) Virgin Megastores even though the Virgin Group sold these stores in August. This is due to the company which owns the US stores, using the Virgin brand, as a franchise from the Virgin Group. TubularWorld 15:07, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone think that there should be a page made for the details on the 'former' UK stores, so that it doesn't conflict with the current international stores? TubularWorld 15:43, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
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because the store down the road from them has a "Going out of Business" sign up gets slapped with a trout. - Richfife ( talk) 17:38, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
i suggest both articles be merged, because there is little content on the Book and Music page. It is a stub with only a small intro and a location list. This can easily be merged with Virgin Mega, to create one article about Virgin's retail stores. -- LABcrabs ( talk) 13:51, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
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There should be a note talking about how "Virgin imports" came from the UK. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.96.221.219 ( talk) 05:58, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
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If Richard Branson started the company as an independant record store, how could he possibly start with the one on Oxford street. It's Huge.-- Richy 22:37, 14 August 2005 (UTC)
Forgotten, I'd asked that question. I know the answer now. No, it was a smaller one a few doors down.-- Richy 23:54, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
The previous edition completely removed anything that seemed to show the chain in a negative way and revised it with a more 'promotional' edge. It is clear the editor is part of the Virgin family and I have thus re-edited the article from a completely un-biased point of view, complete with necessary researched information obtained from reliable sources.
It's still a totally promotional article. Richardrj 10:14, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
In Virgin Megastore#Virgin vs. the Competition is the following passage:
Other than possessing a PoV relating to iTunes, I am somewhat confused at the above statement claiming that virgin's system is not compatible with iTunes. Doesn't iTunes play mp3 files by default ? Are there any sources for the above statement ? 62.6.139.11 14:06, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
I'm a little confused, Calgary still has a Virgin store in our airport. WestJet 01:10, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
This article is called "Virgin Megastore" so the airport outlet is likely not to be a megastore, I assume. Also, the non-megastore brand has changed hands over the years and isn't necessarily part of the same company as the megastores, or indeed any company connected with Richard Branson. 216.94.11.2 ( talk) 20:09, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
Wikipedia is not a directory of store locations, nor is it a place for long lists. No other retailer article has a list of the locations of every single one of its outlets. This section should be rewritten in prose form (for example, take a leaf out of the H&M article) or deleted. WindsorFan 15:21, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
"Sir Richard Branson has sold his UK chain of Virgin record stores to a group of senior staff at the business. The deal, whose value has not been disclosed, will see Virgin's 125 UK and Irish Megastores rebranded as Zavvi." [1]. violet/riga (t) 12:06, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Is it Zavvi or even Zawi? There seems to be two spellings of the name on display of this page--
Screen42
09:22, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
It's Z A V V I —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.130.189.170 ( talk) 10:55, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Given the news that the "Virgin Megastore" brand name is to disappear from the United Kingdom and Ireland within a couple of months, what are the plans for the brand elsewhere? It appears that only the Japanese stores are still under the control of the Virgin group; does this mean that the Megastores in America, Australia, etc. will shortly have to give up the Virgin name? I think the acquisition and rebranding issue needs some more explanatory text. 217.155.20.163 13:08, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
For example the Virgin Megastores in the USA are still (and will still be called) Virgin Megastores even though the Virgin Group sold these stores in August. This is due to the company which owns the US stores, using the Virgin brand, as a franchise from the Virgin Group. TubularWorld 15:07, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone think that there should be a page made for the details on the 'former' UK stores, so that it doesn't conflict with the current international stores? TubularWorld 15:43, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
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because the store down the road from them has a "Going out of Business" sign up gets slapped with a trout. - Richfife ( talk) 17:38, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
i suggest both articles be merged, because there is little content on the Book and Music page. It is a stub with only a small intro and a location list. This can easily be merged with Virgin Mega, to create one article about Virgin's retail stores. -- LABcrabs ( talk) 13:51, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
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There should be a note talking about how "Virgin imports" came from the UK. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.96.221.219 ( talk) 05:58, 25 November 2020 (UTC)