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Encyclopedia > Sam the Record Man
Sam The Record Man
Type
Founded 1937
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Key people Jason Sniderman, Bobby Sniderman
Industry Retailing
Products Music
Website http://www.samtherecordman.com

Sam the Record Man is a Canadian record store chain that, at one time, was Canada's largest music recording retailer, with 130 stores. The Internet age, and other factors, forced the chain into bankruptcy on October 30, 2001. It now exists as a two-store chain, with stores in the Ontario cities of Sarnia and Belleville. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (801x756, 161 KB)Taken by SimonP in April 2005 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government - Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... Drawing of a self-service store. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Sarnia is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada (city population 71,419, census area population 88,793, in 2006). ... Belleville (2006 population 48,821, metropolitan population 91,518)[1] is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in southeastern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. ...

Contents

Founding

The chain was first launched in 1937 by Sam Sniderman, as a record department in his family's existing radio store in Toronto.[1] In 1961, the store moved out to its own location on Yonge Street, and its location at 347 Yonge Street has become a Toronto landmark. The four-storey record store located to the site, which was very close to the flagship store of the competing A&A Records chain, in 1961. Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Samuel (Sam) Sniderman (born June 15, 1920) is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as the founder of Sam the Record Man, the Canadian record store chain. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yonge Street at North York Centre. ... A&A Records was a Canadian record store chain, which declared bankruptcy in 1991. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Neon signs

The Yonge Street location was always noted for its kitschy signage.[2] Its first neon signage included the store's address in large neon "347" numbers vertically aligned between two windows.[3] On the left side was a thermometer made from neon. On the far right was a neon multi-sectioned triangle similar to the one on top of the Canada Life Building, which indicated weather conditions depending on how it was blinking.[3] In the late 1960s, the iconic double disc, spinning records neon sign replaced the previous neon signs. The neon signs can be seen clearly in the video for the Rush song "Subdivisions" filmed in downtown Toronto in 1982 and Donald Shebib's influential proto-Canadian film Goin' Down the Road. Art in questionable taste is sometimes referred to as kitsch. ... The Canada Life Building on University Avenue The Canada Life Building in 1930(?) The Canada Life Building is an historic Toronto office building. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... Donald Shebib (born 27 January 1938, Toronto) is a Canadian film director, writer, producer and editor. ... Goin Down the Road is a Canadian-made film, released in 1970. ...


Building the chain

The flagship Sam the Record Man store was also famous for its Boxing Day sales. Shoppers would line up over many city blocks, in the cold, to get one-day-only specially discounted records, and eventually, as the technology changed, CDs, and videos.[1] Boxing Day is a public holiday observed in many Commonwealth countries on 26 December. ...


The chain stores were early promoters of Canadian artists, because they prominently featured their work with in-store displays, and concerts. Sam Sniderman played a role in getting the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to implement Canadian content (Can-con) regulations for radio stations in the early 1970s. The move to Can-con allowed many Canadian musicians to gain a voice in their own country.[4] The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, in French Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes) was established in 1968 by the Canadian Parliament to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors. ... Canadian content (abbreviated cancon or can-con) refers to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requirements that radio and television broadcasters (including cable/satellite specialty channels) must air a certain percentage of content that was at least partly written, produced, presented, or otherwise contributed to by persons from Canada. ... Canadian music includes pop and folk genres; the latter includes forms derived from England, France (particularly in Quebec), Ireland, Scotland, and various Inuit and Indian ethnic groups. ...


In the late 1960s, Sniderman expanded the business with franchised and corporate stores outside of Toronto. The chain subsequently expanded to 130 stores across Canada, before the recorded music and media business started to decline in the 1990s.[1] At one time, the chain was the leading music retailer in Canada.[5]


2001 bankruptcy

In 2001, tough competition, narrow margins, and the availability of free music downloads from the Internet, forced the chain to declare bankruptcy.[4] Most of its 30 corporate-owned stores closed.[4] The Sniderman family was underwriting the chain's debt of $15 million for the previous five years and finally could not continue to lose money.[4] Under new management, Sam Sniderman's sons Jason and Bobby Sniderman reopened the Yonge Street store in 2002 along with 11 franchise stores outside of Toronto.[4] The franchise stores were not a part of the bankruptcy filing. Eventually, most of the stores were closed, along with a corporate store in Halifax, Nova Scotia location being shut down on February 20, 2007.[6] Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Jason Sniderman is a Canadian businessman. ... Yonge Street at North York Centre. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... For other uses, see Halifax, Nova Scotia. ... is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...


Yonge Street flagship store closes

On May 29, 2007, Jason and Bobby Sniderman announced that the iconic flagship store, on Toronto's Yonge and Gould Streets, will close permanently on June 30, 2007.[7] They stated that "their decision reflects the increasing impact of technology on the record industry."[7] On May 30, 2007, supporters started a Facebook group to save the store's neon spinning record signs titled "Save the Sam's Sign!!!"; the group, and its attached online petition, garnered more than 18,000 members. [8] On June 14, 2007, it was announced that the sign, and the contents of the store will be auctioned-off by Benaco Sales on June 27. [9] However, on June 22, 2007, the Toronto city council voted in favour of designating the entire property as a heritage site, protecting the entire building, including the landmark signs.[2]The entire building was designated because the Ontario Heritage Act has no provisions to protect store signs.[2] The future use of the building is yet to be determined, although Ryerson University is known to be strongly interested in acquiring the property for future expansion of its nearby campus.[7] is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... This article is about the social networking website. ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Ontario Heritage Act allows municipalities and the provincial government to designate properties in the Province of Ontario, Canada as being of cultural heritage value or interest. Once a property has been designated, a property owner must apply to the local municipality for a permit to undertake alterations to any... Ryerson University is a public university located in downtown Toronto, Canada. ...


The last remnants of the Sam the Record Man retail empire are the two franchise stores that remain open in Sarnia and Belleville.[1] Sarnia is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada (city population 71,419, census area population 88,793, in 2006). ... Belleville (2006 population 48,821, metropolitan population 91,518)[1] is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in southeastern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. ...


References

  1. ^ a b c d Black, Debra. "Sam the Record Man finally signs off", News, The Toronto Star, 2007-05-30. Retrieved on 2007-05-30. 
  2. ^ a b c VINCENT, DONOVAN (2007-06-23). Heritage designation saves signs from Sam's (HTML). Toronto News section. The Toronto Star. Retrieved on 2007-06-23.
  3. ^ a b Simpson, Scott (Summer 1996). "Sam The Record Man - About That Neon". Cygnals Zine 1 (8). Retrieved on 2005-05-30.  To see a facsimile of these signs, check out the Cygnals story
  4. ^ a b c d e "'Sam the Record Man' files for bankruptcy", Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2001-10-30. Retrieved on 2007-05-30. 
  5. ^ GANDHI, UNNATI. "Toronto's Sam the Record Man closing", National News, The Globe and Mail, 2007-05-29. Retrieved on 2007-05-30. 
  6. ^ "Sam no longer the record man in Halifax", Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2007-02-20. Retrieved on 2007-05-30. 
  7. ^ a b c Sam the Record Man to shut its Yonge St. doors (HTML). Entertainment section. The Toronto Star (2007-05-29). Retrieved on 2007-05-30.
  8. ^ Seatle, Pam (2007-05-30). Sam The Record Man's Flagship Store To Close After One Last Big Sale (HTML/Windows Media). Citytv. Retrieved on 2007-05-31.
  9. ^ Marlow, Iain (2007-06-15). Sam's sign set to be sold (HTML). News section. The Toronto Star. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.

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