1976; 48 years ago (1976) on Oxford Street in London, England
Founder
(Sir) Richard Branson
Headquarters
London
,
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
Virgin Megastores is an international entertainment retailing chain, founded in early 1976 by Richard Branson as a record shop on London's Oxford Street.
In 1979 the company opened their first Megastore at the end of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road.[1] 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.[2]
^"Who's Richard Branson". Virgin Group. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
^"Virgin Megastore: Music and entertainment stores around the world". Virgin.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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