Rough Trade, an independent music retailer, has revealed plans to open a new store in Liverpool. Scheduled to open in Q1 2024, the 6500 square foot store will be the company’s largest location in the UK and will include the company’s largest venue space. The new store will be located on Hanover Street and will become Rough Trade’s sixth location in the UK, joining stores in East, West, and Central London, Bristol, and Nottingham. The new store will feature a fully stocked bar and cafe with exclusive London-based brewer Signature Brew supplying the draught beers, and London roasters’ Dark Arts serving fresh coffee.
Rough Trade has tripled its UK vinyl market share in the past five years, according to the company. Lawrence Montgomery, managing director at Rough Trade, said, “We are excited to grow our UK presence with a store in Liverpool. The city has such a rich musical heritage as well as a vibrant scene right now which we hope to honour and represent in the best way we can. The scale (both size and ambition) of the store shows our commitment and investment to the city. We can’t wait to delight customers in the record store and venue in due course.”
Liverpool locals will enjoy browsing Rough Trade’s extensive catalogue of vinyl and merchandise once the store opens. In addition, the store will host a vibrant event schedule showcasing national and local acts, with ticketing by DICE. Rough Trade Liverpool will be recruiting for several key roles, including general manager, assistant manager, bar and events manager, bar and events supervisor, retail supervisor, as well as sales and bar events assistants. The company is seeking hard-working and passionate music lovers committed to fostering a vibrant local music community. Applications are open now on the company’s careers page
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