Retail and Media
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Not just a bookshop
- Wellington Scoop
- As Wellington mourns the loss (at the end of March) of one of its oldest bookshops, there’s agreement that Vic Books is in fact … not just a bookshop.
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Vic Books, Kelburn Parade, Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Help at hand for hospo industry
- Wellington City Council
- Mayor Andy Foster says Wellington City Council is working hard to soften the blow of the pandemic for all Wellington businesses with an immediate focus on the city’s hospitality and retail sectors.
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RECORD STORE DAY 2019 AT SLOW BOAT!!!
- Slow Boat Records
- Howdy, all – well, it’s nearing that time of year again, when we spend a day celebrating ourselves, and you, theoretically, get the treats!! Record Store Day 2019 at Slow Boat on the 13th of April is shaping up as one of our best yet – and that’s no idle threat, when in the past it has involved instore performances from Dave Dobbyn, Neil Finn, Anika Moa, David Kilgour, Tiny Ruins, Julia Deans, and many more musical luminaries. We will also, all things being equal, have a whole swag of limited RSD vinyl releases, plus the usual lollies, giveaways, and good vibrations! And while I realise that many have been critical of it as an event, suggesting it has become over-commercialised, is too busy, and rains on your regular Saturday vinyl-trawling buzz, spare a thought for those who are new to the game – the celebration of physical media, the culture of independent record stores, and the community that springs up around the simple, pleasurable act of flipping through vinyl records (or CDs, or DVDs, or even, God forbid, TAPES…!) , and finding something you can love and clutch to your heart. Maybe you will meet someone you share a passion for Yes with, and fall madly in love, or start a band, or make a lifelong friend… you just never know!! We are proud of our place in the Wellington musical landscape – of the relationships we have forged with people who share our love of music, and records, and the mystique that still surrounds music, and to this end we would love it if you were to come celebrate with us on the day – or any other day, for that matter, if you’d prefer. As ever, with the limited releases, no pre-orders, no holds, and while we have ordered a whole bunch of things, we don’t know what we will actually get until the day – opening the doors an hour early than usual at 9am, and having a queue building is a total delight, and we look forward to sharing details of the day soon. We are pretty psyched, that’s all I’m gonna say at this point…! So, stay tuned – we’ll let you know when there is news, and hope to see you here on the 13th of April to celebrate with us!!! xxx THE SLOW BOAT CREW xxx
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Slow Boat Records, Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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A celebration at Unity Books, and other favourite places
- Wellington Scoop
- Wednesday will be a day of celebration at Unity Books in Willis Street, marking the end of months of renovations. Bigger! Brighter! Even better! The new Unity Books has a wider, more welcoming facade, a lot more window space to entice pedestrians to stop, and a lot more space for browsing and buying.
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The disappearance of nine car parks, and the decline of a heritage shopping precinct
- Wellington Scoop
- n November 2008, road works were started to resurface and widen Riddiford Street in Newtown, from the southern end to the heritage shopping precinct at the intersection of John Street and Adelaide Road. The contractor put up a sign saying the work would take a month. But it took two and a half months, finishing about the middle of February 2009.
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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What went wrong with Wellington’s big overseas-owned bookstores?
- Wellington Scoop
- Reports this weekend have confirmed that the money troubles faced by the owners of the Whitcoulls and Borders bookstores are likely to leave empty retail spaces not only in Lambton Quay. The future could also be uncertain for Wellington’s other big Whitcoulls stores, in the Readings complex in Courtenay Place, at the airport, and in Queensgate, as well as others throughout New Zealand.
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If we’re so cool, why are Manners Street businesses so unhappy?
- Wellington Scoop
- Banners telling us that we are the “coolest little capital in the world” are on display throughout the CBD. But if we’re so cool, then why are Manners Street retailers so unhappy?
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Crime scene investigation: Miramar
- Wellington Scoop
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Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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