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Sam Goody is a music and entertainment retailer in the United States and United Kingdom, operated by The Musicland Group, Inc. It was purchased by Best Buy in 2000, was sold to Sun Capital Partners in 2003, and filed for bankruptcy in 2006, closing most of its stores.
In 1999, Musicland launched websites for Suncoast, Sam Goody, Media Play, and Oncue. In 2001, Best Buy purchased their then parent-company, Musicland, for $685 million. [1] In January 2003, Best Buy closed 20 Suncoast stores as part of a larger closing that included 90 Sam Goody stores. [2]
Sam Goody – most locations converted to FYE, but two locations continued to operate as Sam Goody until they closed in 2025. Saturday Matinee – converted to FYE; Sound Warehouse – Dallas, Texas based chain; acquired by Blockbuster in 1992 and all stores converted to Blockbuster Music.
Closed Sam Goody store at the Wayne Hills Mall in Wayne, New Jersey. ... This ubiquitous electronics retailer said it was filing bankruptcy and closing 88 of its 220 stores in March 2017.
Closed Sam Goody store at the Wayne Hills Mall in Wayne, New Jersey. ... Unfortunately, its success expired in 2015 when the brand filed for bankruptcy, closing all store locations by 2017. You ...
Sam Goody was insanely successful...until it wasn't. But during the store's heyday, it was responsible for a whopping 7 percent of all U.S. record sales. Donaldson Collection - Getty Images
In 1977, American Can Company purchased Pickwick International and in 1978 purchased the Sam Goody chain of record stores, which had a long history going back to 1951 in New York. Shortly after, Musicland began converting the majority of its stores to the Sam Goody brand name, although some locations did retain the Musicland name into the early ...
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