Virgin Megastores
Virgin Megastores is an international entertainment retailing chain, founded in early 1976 by Richard Branson as a record shop on London's Oxford Street.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1976 on Oxford Street in London, England |
| Founder | (Sir) Richard Branson |
| Headquarters | , England |
Number of locations | Various |
Areas served | North Africa, Western Asia |
| Products | Books Consoles DVDs Games Magazines Music T-Shirts Tickets |
| Parent | Virgin Group |
| Website | Virgin Megastores International portal |
In 1979 the company opened their first Megastore at the end of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road. The company expanded to hundreds of stores worldwide in the 1990s, but has lost a large number of stores in recent years, largely with the sale and eventual closing of the European, North American, Australian, Japanese and Chinese stores. By 2015, it operated only in the Middle East and in North Africa.
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