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Currys Kills-Off Cassette Tapes
It is
also planning to phase out the sale of cassette decks too, blaming MP3 players
as the key reason why music cassettes are finally coming to the end of their
reel.
According to research from Understanding & Solutions, in 
the UK 83
million music cassettes were sold in 1989, 53 million in 2000, 500,000 in 2005
and only around 100,000 last year.
Peter Keenan, managing director of Currys, told the Daily Telegraph:
"I remember the tape with some fondness. The hours spent putting
together compilation tapes and the all-too-familiar experience of finding that
your deck had chewed your tape will resonate with many now in their 30s and
40s. For today's MP3 generation, it's just a few clicks of the mouse to achieve
what's arguably a better outcome."
Currys is the last big player to abandon music cassettes, as Woolworths and HMV ditched them over 18 months ago.
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