Similar CD companies

[vinteuil]

I'll never forget the disorientated look on my father's face when he came home to announce

"I've just seen an extraordinary thing -Boots The Chemist is selling sandwiches!"

... mind you, in the 1950s, in Wiltshire, Boots the Chemist was the only place my mother could get olive oil for cooking (cf Elizabeth David on the 'Favourite recipe books' thread...

[Alain Maréchal]

I didn't think France was more regulated than the UK. .

Much more so: Apart from prescription and over-the-counter medicines Pharmacies sell only a range of cosmetics and perfumes, and their opening hours are strictly controlled. Conversely, it is possible to obtain on prescription many items that UK residents would expect to pay for, including spa visits, although the insurance companies are beginning to tighten up on things.

Also, it may come as a surprise to those whose shopping is limited to tourist areas to find that most shops are closed on Sundays. There is currently a fight by DIY suppliers to open on Sundays.

[Il Grande Inquisitor]

Boots used to sell CDs - some were licensed from BIS amongst other sources.

I remember Boots selling records. I bought several Classics for Pleasure LPs in my teens, including Peter Katin's Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1, which I recently reacquired on CD. Boots was the only store in my town that sold records, so I suppose Superdrug selling CDs is the natural modern-day equivalent.

[teamsaint]

Much more so: Apart from prescription and over-the-counter medicines Pharmacies sell only a range of cosmetics and perfumes, and their opening hours are strictly controlled. Conversely, it is possible to obtain on prescription many items that UK residents would expect to pay for, including spa visits, although the insurance companies are beginning to tighten up on things.

Also, it may come as a surprise to those whose shopping is limited to tourist areas to find that most shops are closed on Sundays. There is currently a fight by DIY suppliers to open on Sundays.

http://www.dw.de/french-law-targets-free-shipping-for-amazon-books/a-17133862

[Alain Maréchal]

http://www.dw.de/french-law-targets-...oks/a-17133862

More regulation!

[Dave2002]

Roehre, Thank You. I had no idea Superdrug in the UK sold CDs, I have been in them a few times and never noticed. I'm not sure I like the idea, I prefer (probably because I am accustomed to it) a strict division of retail. I assume it's made possible by deregulation in the UK, pharmacies in France being regulated (like almost everything else).

"sold" is here used very much in the past tense. I think it was around ten years ago that Superdrug was selling CDs.