Talk:Virgin Megastores

Was the Original one on Oxford street as big as it is now?
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)


 * I remember when it was opened in the 70s... I remember it was quite big!

Editor 'Not' part of the V Team!
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)


 * I hope it weren't my edits that you consider promotional as I'm the last editor (dismissing the robot), I've only been dealing with locations of stores in the article. Regards Captain scarlet 10:18, 7 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I should have made it clearer - the section I object to is the one headed "Product selection", which is pure puffery. Richardrj 12:05, 7 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Blimmey ! Oh dear, i haven't had a lok at what it was but it still looks very much like advertising now. I might give it a go during the weekend. Regards, Captain scarlet 12:35, 7 April 2006 (UTC)


 * I work for Virgin in New York, and can tell you that I have no intentions of promoting this piece of shit store. The managers are ass-backward and corrupt and its head office in L.A. couldn't tell sand from dirt.  My additions are nothing more than factual--of course I could do what I truely feel I should do and just continuously vandlize the page--but what would that accomplish?  Almost Famous 07:43, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Virgin downloads incompatibility ?
In Virgin Megastore is the following passage:
 * The download service has faced some criticism from consumer groups due to its in-compatibility with the highly popular iTunes program.

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)

Virgin Stores in Canada...
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)
 * mystery solved- virgin books and music Imperatore (talk) 23:19, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Locations
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)

Zavvi
"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.". 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)


 * Zavvi now has it's own page. TubularWorld 17:20, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Future of the "Virgin Megastore" name; Zavvi rebranding
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)


 * It would appear that all of the stores not in the UK and Ire which are currently Virgin Megastores, will remain as Virgin Megastores. The Zavvi deal ONLY concerns the UK/ire stores which the Virgin Group still had.

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)

VM UK
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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BetacommandBot (talk) 22:45, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

First person that changes this article to use past tense...
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)

Virgin Mega + Virgin Book and Music = merge proposed
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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Sources about US stores
WhisperToMe (talk) 17:43, 23 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Sisario, Ben. "Retailing Era Closes With Music Megastore" (Archive). The New York Times. June 14, 2009.

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If Virgin is opening. Why dont you change the map to make Kuwait red?
The map is still black in Kuwait Jurta 543 (talk) 13:15, 12 July 2019 (UTC)


 * There are two reason why the map has not been updated (yet).
 * 1) The store has yet to open. Until the store officially opens, the company is not officially in business in that country yet (i.e., receiving income).
 * 2) More importantly, not everyone have access to the proper software to generate maps. I would strongly suggest finding the creator of the map and make a request on that person's Talk Page since that person may not be aware of the impending need to update the map.


 * The information shown on the map is quite outdated since it was first uploaded in 2009 and does not reflect any changes since that time, such as the store closings in Syria (due to war) and openings in Oman. -- 108.71.214.235 (talk) 08:56, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

Virgin Import
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)