Virgin Megastore

Virgin Megastores are a chain of record shops throughout the world, established by Richard Branson.

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Products sold here are not just Virgin branded items, and not just from former sister brand Virgin Records. Stores have a wide selection of releases by many current popular artists on many diverse mainstream and independent labels, as well as books, DVDs, videos, vinyl LPs and assorted gift items. Many stores house their own cafes as well, selling coffee beverages and a limited assortment of snack items, making for a popular central meeting place. Current stores include:

Related Topics:
Virgin - Virgin Records - Books - DVD - Video - Vinyl LP - Cafe

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United States

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• Phoenix, Arizona
• Anaheim, California at The Block at Orange.
• Hollywood, California
• Los Angeles, California
• Ontario, California
• Sacramento, California at Arden Fair. This location closed in 2005.
• San Francisco, California at Stockton St. and Market St.
• Denver, Colorado
• Miami, Florida
• Orlando, Florida at Walt Disney World's Downtown Disney.
• Chicago, Illinois at Michigan Avenue.
• New Orleans, Louisiana
• Boston, Massachusetts at Back Bay.
• Las Vegas, Nevada at Caesar's Palace. This location closed in 2005.
• Times Square, New York
• Union Square, New York
• Dallas, Texas at Grapevine Mills
• Dallas, Texas at Mockingbird Station
• Salt Lake City, Utah at Gateway District.

Other locations

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• Portsmouth: Branson opened his first store here in the (now demolished) (Tricorn Centre), once a major calling for the UK's unsigned music scene. It has since relocated to (Commercial Road)
• Kuwait City: Virgin opened this brand new store mere days before the 2003 Iraq War; it is located in the ultra-popular Marina World complex and is the largest Virgin Megastore in the Middle East
• London: (Oxford Street at St Giles' Circus - Piccadilly Circus; the branch near Lillywhite's has now been joined by Number 1 Piccadilly, formerly owned by Tower Records)
• There are some smaller stores across the UK, some called Virgin Megastores Express.
• Belfast: (Royal Avenue)
• Beirut: (Martyrs Square) This Megastore is located in the old Beirut Opera House.
• Dublin: (Dundrum Town Centre)
• Glasgow: One store on Buchanan Street, is the largest record store in Europe, and a smaller store on Argyle Street.
• Dundee: Inside the Wellgate Shopping Centre
• Paris: (Champs-Élysées, Louvre shopping mall, Montmartre & Gare de Lyon)
• Athens: (Stadiou 7-9, Syntagma Square)
• Melbourne: (Chapel Street, South Yarra)
• Sydney: (George Street)
• Tokyo: (The Ginza)
• Egypt: (Cairo citystars Egypt, the largest shopping centre in Egypt)

The only Virgin Megastore in Canada was in Vancouver, on the corner of Robson and Burrard. This location closed in September 2005, and has changed ownership to HMV, which has a similar inventory.

Related Topics:
Robson - Burrard - September 2005 - HMV

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Most stores include an in-store radio station. In the USA these are branded Virgin Radio, although are not related to Virgin Radio in London. In the UK, partly because of this branding issue, the in-store radio stations are branded Virgin Megastores Radio (VMR).

Related Topics:
USA - Virgin Radio

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