Face the Music has moved up the block from its old location.
The new-slash-old Face the Music store has opened its doors at
886 E. 13th Ave., a scant few doors up the block from its previous
location.
The new location, next door to Taylor’s Bar and Grille, is where the
store used to be about six years ago, said Face the Music
employee Brian Mumford.
Mumford said the $4,000 the store will save each month in rent
was a major factor in the decision to migrate back. He added that
the store still has the same selection of new and used albums,
just in a smaller building.
“It’s intimate. It’s cozy,” Mumford said.
The move has also been sparked by a nationwide sales decrease
at music stores, Mumford said. This month, the EMU tried to find
bidders in the Eugene and Portland areas to open a music store
in The Break, but the EMU couldn’t attract a single bidder
interested in opening a new location of its store on campus. Many
store owners said the downturn in sales has them wary of
expanding.
“We’ve been feeling that as well,” Mumford said.