My point was that I'm not sure retailers like these make any real difference since they cater principally for the mass market - and although London may offer a greater range than elsewhere basically anything the enthusiast can find has only ever been a bonus. 10 years ago there was practically no vinyl in Oxford Street HMV (at least on the three regretable occasions I found myself stuck on Oxford street). Vinyl had a surge of popularity and they stocked it again for a bit. Ups and downs. When I lived in York, the Virgin Meagrestore had a facelift that gave over half their floorspace to mobile phones at the expense of CDs! Where I live now there is no HMV or Virgin or any other sort of chain record store. None of this worries me because I think that the explosion of online vinyl retailers has just squeezed the major chains out of that sector of the marketplace.