{"id":47026,"date":"2013-10-03T14:22:04","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T12:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=47026"},"modified":"2013-10-03T14:23:56","modified_gmt":"2013-10-03T12:23:56","slug":"look-listen-targets-christmas-online-music-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/47026\/look-listen-targets-christmas-online-music-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Look & Listen targets Christmas online music launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

SA music retailer\u00a0Look & Listen<\/a>\u00a0aims to re-launch its digital music store before Christmas as it ties up negotiations with various suppliers.<\/p>\n

It comes less than a year\u00a0after the retailer halted online purchases on its platform.<\/p>\n

Mondia Media<\/a>, a technology solution provider and music content aggregator, has partnered with Look & Listen to re-launch the service which\u00a0will target mobile, and will only be available as a digital download.<\/p>\n

Look & Listen\u2019s in-store merchandise will not be available through this new online platform.<\/p>\n

Howard Lazarus<\/a>, chairman of Look & Listen told BusinessTech that the company was working on\u00a0finalizing\u00a0agreement 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.<\/p>\n

“We are in the final stages of those agreements, and we should be up and running, hopefully before Christmas,” Lazarus said.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis applies to both physical goods as well as digital downloads,\u201d Look & Listen said at the time.<\/p>\n

Mondia is also in talks with various companies, including\u00a0FNB<\/a>\u00a0and Discovery – which provide loyalty services including Voyager Miles and\u00a0eBucks<\/a> – as a means to purchasing music online at Look & Listen.<\/p>\n

Mondia Media said it has engaged with over 700 artists, aggregators and labels, \u201cbuilding one of the largest catalogues of high quality digital music products in Africa\u201d.<\/p>\n

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