Look & Listen targets Christmas online music launch
SA music retailer Look & Listen aims to re-launch its digital music store before Christmas as it ties up negotiations with various suppliers.
It comes less than a year after the retailer halted online purchases on its platform.
Mondia Media, a technology solution provider and music content aggregator, has partnered with Look & Listen to re-launch the service which will target mobile, and will only be available as a digital download.
Look & Listen’s in-store merchandise will not be available through this new online platform.
Howard Lazarus, chairman of Look & Listen told BusinessTech that the company was working on finalizing agreement with suppliers and labels. “It’s time consuming, but it’s important to make sure that we have the best offering when we launch,” he said.
“We are in the final stages of those agreements, and we should be up and running, hopefully before Christmas,” Lazarus said.
In February, the music retailer, which has 28 brick and mortar outlets across the country, said it would no longer offer the option to purchase online.
“This applies to both physical goods as well as digital downloads,” Look & Listen said at the time.
Mondia is also in talks with various companies, including FNB and Discovery – which provide loyalty services including Voyager Miles and eBucks – as a means to purchasing music online at Look & Listen.
Mondia Media said it has engaged with over 700 artists, aggregators and labels, “building one of the largest catalogues of high quality digital music products in Africa”.
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