Iconic Auckland Record Store Real Groovy's Building To Be Demolished

Real Groovy is on the hunt for a new site, and it needs it soon.

The building that's housed the iconic Auckland music store on Queen Street for the past 25 years is set to be demolished early next year to make way for apartments.

"It's been an amazing location for us", says Real Groovy founder Chris Hart.
"It's a huge space, it's a great old building, and it's on Queen Street."

The business, which stocks vinyl, DVDs and CDs, and recently branched out into pop culture memorabilia and gifts, will look for a site as close as possible to its existing one.

Co-owner Marty O'Donnell says it's an opportunity to "re-shape the business".

"We still want to carry the same range of music, movies, books, pop-culture merchandise and other weird stuff, and we'll continue to grow the range of vinyl and turntables."

The business went into liquidation in 2012, and stores in Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin stores were closed.

"It's a testament to the hard work and dedication of our staff, and the loyalty of our customers, that we have managed to grow the business into a healthy and strong position where change such as this doesn't faze us," O'Donnell says.

"In fact we're looking forward to the next stage in Real Groovy's evolution"

NZ Herald