(Banana 101.5) Looks like CDs will be joining 8-tracks and cassette tapes at the flea market sooner than you think. The chief executive of one of the largest entertainment retailers in the United Kingdom has said that the shelf life of the compact disc is coming to an end.
According to Ultimate Guitar, Simon Fox of UK entertainment retailer HMV recently told The Sun that he believes the CD market will drop from it's 2010 figure of $1.4-billion to $475-million by 2014. He also said that his chain of music stores will no longer stock compact discs by 2016. more on this story