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Image via Urban Outfitters
UPDATE: Turns out Urban Outfitters is not selling more vinyl than any other retailer after all. From Billboard:
Amazon is the largest seller of vinyl in the U.S., with about 12.3% market share, followed by Urban Outfitters with 8.1% market share. Rounding out the top five retail accounts selling vinyl, the next-largest is Hastings Entertainment with 2.8% of the market; Hot Topic with 2.4%; and Trans World Entertainment with 2.2%.
Over the last few years, clothing retailer Urban Outfitters has branded itself as a leader in the vinyl revival. Calvin Hollinger, the company’s chief administrative officer, went even further this week and proclaimed U.O. as “the world’s number one vinyl seller.” The vinyl trend extends to independent retailers as well: U.S. sales were up to 6.1 million vinyl units moved in 2013, 2.8 million in the U.K.
Here’s a chart that details the recent resurgence, via Buzzfeed:
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Image via Statista.com
