Rough Trade is to open a new retail outlet in Nottingham, its first UK store outside of London.
The expansion was announced by the retailer via Twitter in a tweet which teased the move as potentially the ‘first of many’.
Rough Trade acquired a majority stake in independent chain Rise to ensure the new opening. Rise also has stores in Bristol, Worcester and Cheltenham as well as Nottingham.
As part of the deal, Lawrence Montgomery, Rise’s managing director, has been appointed to take charge of Rough Trade’s regional expansion.
He told Music Week: ‘Rough Trade defines the past, present and future of music retail like no other brand, so I’m delighted to be joining Rough Trade during this incredibly exciting period, helping bring their much loved and respected form of music retail to cities across the UK, starting with Nottingham.’
The move from Rough Trade follows the successful launch of an outlet in Williamsburg, New York last year.
In other good news for music retail, two new independent record stores have recently announced their opening in London.
Love Vinyl in Shoreditch and Yam Records in Peckham are two new additions to the capital's independent scene.
The expansion was announced by the retailer via Twitter in a tweet which teased the move as potentially the ‘first of many’.
Rough Trade acquired a majority stake in independent chain Rise to ensure the new opening. Rise also has stores in Bristol, Worcester and Cheltenham as well as Nottingham.
As part of the deal, Lawrence Montgomery, Rise’s managing director, has been appointed to take charge of Rough Trade’s regional expansion.
He told Music Week: ‘Rough Trade defines the past, present and future of music retail like no other brand, so I’m delighted to be joining Rough Trade during this incredibly exciting period, helping bring their much loved and respected form of music retail to cities across the UK, starting with Nottingham.’
The move from Rough Trade follows the successful launch of an outlet in Williamsburg, New York last year.
In other good news for music retail, two new independent record stores have recently announced their opening in London.
Love Vinyl in Shoreditch and Yam Records in Peckham are two new additions to the capital's independent scene.
