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When the new ownership arrived, the vinyl sections at both locations were also marked for improvement. Given his background in the music industry, expanding the vinyl program was one of Scott’ s first priorities. In Manchester, the section was reimagined and doubled in size. In Saratoga Springs, the records were moved from the back of the store to a prominent position near the entrance.
“ We redid the displays and put them right in the front of the store. When you walk into the Saratoga location, you hang a right, and it’ s all vinyl right in front,” Scott says. The result has been enthusiastic customer engagement— browsers spending 30 minutes or more working through the selections, which span jazz, hip-hop, pop, rock, and holiday music.“ It’ s not an enormous part of our overall business, but it’ s an important part,” he adds.
The WEQX partnership adds a curated dimension. Each month, the station’ s DJs contribute three to four staff picks.“ They’ re generally new releases,” explains Scott,“ which complement our extensive selection of album collection must-haves.”
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One of the store’ s most enduring points of pride is its children’ s department— a feature that has remained largely intact through every ownership transition, and one the current team has actively invested in. I have watched my own son, now 13, exploring the children’ s department throughout his life, from toddler’ s board books to teen readers. Story times run regularly at both locations, drawing parents and children looking for a welcoming space, particularly in difficult weather.
“ Whether someone buys a book that day or not, doesn’ t matter to us,” Scott says.“ It’ s being that meeting ground for folks. When we have inclement weather, we do everything we can to open, even if we have a skeleton crew, because folks need somewhere to go— especially parents. Being able to provide that center of the community in both locations is one of the
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