ERA Blog Find out what is happening within the industry by reading our Blog <1234> 27 Apr 2021 Music fans deliver huge vote of confidence in record shops with 70% gr... Read More 8 Feb 2021 How vinyl and indies are a potent combination Amid a pandemic with lockdown still tight, you might expect indies to be suffering losses to bigger, better-funded competitors. Instead it seems... Read More 20 May 2020 You don't mend a #BrokenRecord by smashing the record player ERA CEO Kim Bayley gives a personal view of the #FixStreaming campaign Read More 18 Apr 2020 No Record Store Day today, but still a day to celebrate independent r... But the fast few weeks give cause for optimism that indie record shops will be with us for a long time to come. Read More 27 Nov 2019 Music Week Awards 2020 Entries Now Open Celebrating the best in the music industry on May 6 2020. ERA will support the Independent Music Retailer of the Year category. Read More 25 Jul 2019 Thinking of opening a record or video store? These could be locations ... As more and more people consider making the big leap and opening their own record shop, one of the most common enquiries we receive at ERA is which ar... Read More 29 May 2019 Megahits thrive on retail diversity Read More 5 Apr 2019 How the industry can reap the rewards of a modern supply chain Kim Bayley praises industry investment and modernisation Read More 14 Jan 2019 Why That "Christmas From Hell" Really Hurt Read More 5 Oct 2018 Credit Where Credit’s Due Read More 14 Jun 2018 Why The Music Industry Should Treasure Its Vinyl and CD Superfans Read More 7 Jun 2018 Trade-wide campaign #LetsPlayMay dispels gaming myths and drives sales... Read More 4 Jun 2018 In Praise of Superfans ERA CEO Kim Bayley on the worth of the superfan Read More 19 Apr 2018 How Record Store Day helped reinvent ERA – as well as the indie record... ERA CEO Kim Bayley reflects on the impact of this Saturday’s annual celebration of independent record stores Read More 3 Apr 2018 Kim Bayley on Spotify’s IPO Read More 12 Mar 2018 Kim Bayley on Encouraging Innovation in Streaming Read More <1234>