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Record shops reopen their doors after lockdown: "We're back!"

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After multiple lockdowns over the past year, today (April 12) sees UK record shops along with other non-essential retailers finally reopen their doors to the public.

Many record shops have faced an uncertain future over the past 12 months, with many adapting their trading models to survive, offering online ordering and home delivery for the first time.

The move has helped keep physical music sales strong in 2021, with all but one of the 15 Number 1s on the Official Albums Chart this year being powered to the top spot by a majority of physical sales.

Last week, physical sales accounted for 16.3% of the albums market, according to Official Charts Company data. All of HMV's 93 shops across England and Wales and most independent record stores

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