JG Home windows music retailer in Newcastle ‘closes completely’

A retailer described because the “cornerstone” of a area’s musical heritage for greater than 100 years has “closed completely”.

Administrators of JG Home windows music retailer in Newcastle’s Central Arcade stated it might not compete with on-line retailers.

They stated the choice had been made with “nice unhappiness” and thanked loyal prospects of the shop, which had traded since 1908.

Nonetheless, the appointed liquidators stated there “completely” was hope a purchaser might nonetheless step in and “hold the Home windows title, model and 100-year heritage”.

A discover on the store entrance learn: “We wish to thank everybody for his or her help, customized and friendship over time.”

“After having served our loyal prospects throughout the North East and past with all issues musical since 1908, and being a cornerstone of the area’s musical heritage, our small enterprise can not compete with giant on-line retailers.

“It’s with nice unhappiness that we announce that JG Home windows has closed completely.”

The shop was a primary fixture of the town’s central arcade.

Pet Store Boys singer Neil Tennant stated on Fb he was “very unhappy” to listen to the store was closing.

“As a teen I used to go to after faculty and ask to hearken to David Bowie in considered one of their stereo listening cubicles after which flick thru the data and sheet music and need I might afford a complicated guitar,” he stated. “Will probably be a lot missed.”

Different Tyneside musical stars have beforehand spoken of their admiration of the shop, together with Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler.

He stated he would spend hours gazing on the shows dreaming of the day he might have a guitar of his personal.

Store common supervisor, Alex Cole, stated he was deeply saddened by the closure.

“Generations of musicians and music lovers, together with my household and myself, purchased their first instrument, listened to their first LP, or discovered their first tune throughout the iconic arcade retailer,” he stated.

“Town might be a quieter place with out it.”

Regardless of being put up on the market in 2023, a purchaser couldn’t be discovered.

The enterprise appointed Andrew Little and Gillian Sayburn of Begbies Traynor as joint liquidators.

It stated all of the agency’s 17 workers had been made redundant.

Mr Little stated: “Its closure is extremely unhappy and bears no reflection on the agency’s administrators who’ve ceaselessly gone above and past to attempt to drive the enterprise ahead.

“Buying and selling has been so tough, they only could not see a option to keep it up.”

The corporate will go into liquidation on 12 December.

Mr Little stated there was nonetheless time for a purchaser to come back ahead, and alternative to restructure.

Newcastle Metropolis Council stated it was “very unhappy” on the closure and that the store had been a giant characteristic of the town.