Bridge loses another shop as Dave quits
Wednesday 28th July 2010, 2:29PM BST.
SOUND CITY, which traded as Guernsey’s friendly music store, is to close in September.
Dave Hockaday is to close Sound City after 11 years in the face of increasing internet competition, higher rates and a potential sales tax. A closing-down sale will run until September. (Picture by Tom Tardif, 1004711)
The Bridge shop has been trading for 11 years and owner Dave Hockaday said it was a tough call to have to make.
‘It’s an end of an era and it was an extremely hard decision for me to make,’ he said. ‘Unfortunately, in the current climate, there are no prospects for the shop.’
Mr Hockaday said in the last four years he had seen a dramatic decline in sales since web-based buying had become more popular.
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