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How to Open a Record Store in Ireland

Opening a record store is not just loving records and opening the door. It is stock, suppliers, margins, trust and a sequence of deliberate stages.

Opening a record store in Ireland is easy if money is not a consideration.

Opening a record store in Ireland when money has to be considered is a more interesting exercise.

It is not simply a matter of loving records, finding a premises, buying stock and opening the door.

A record shop is a retail business, a stock management system, a supplier network, a cultural space and, if it is being built properly, a sequence of stages.