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Media Play was a chain of retail stores founded in 1992 by Musicland that sold VHS, DVDs, music, electronics, toys, video games, anime, books, and board games similar to Hastings Entertainment, 2nd and Charles, and Half Price Books. Each store contained full book, movie, music, and video game sections under one roof. At their height, they operated 72 stores in 19 states with 2,000 employees. The first store opened in Rockford, Illinois, in 1992. Hundreds of stores were slated to be opened, but only 89 ever were. Media Play opened stores from 1992 to 2000.

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rdfs:label	Media Play (en)
rdfs:comment	Media Play was a chain of retail stores founded in 1992 by Musicland that sold VHS, DVDs, music, electronics, toys, video games, anime, books, and board games similar to Hastings Entertainment, 2nd and Charles, and Half Price Books. Each store contained full book, movie, music, and video game sections under one roof. At their height, they operated 72 stores in 19 states with 2,000 employees. The first store opened in Rockford, Illinois, in 1992. Hundreds of stores were slated to be opened, but only 89 ever were. Media Play opened stores from 1992 to 2000. (en)
foaf:name	Media Play (en)
name	Media Play (en)
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location	Minnetonka, Minnesota
dcterms:subject	Companies based in Minnetonka, Minnesota Defunct retail companies of the United States Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2006 Defunct companies based in Minnesota Retail companies established in 1992 Companies based in Rockford, Illinois Retail companies disestablished in 2006
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Companies based in Minnetonka, Minnesota Rockford, Illinois Sam Goody Electronics F.y.e. Best Buy VHS Video games Minnetonka, Minnesota Anime Suncoast Motion Picture Company Musicland Defunct retail companies of the United States Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2006 F.y.e. Wal-Mart DVD-RAM On Cue Half Price Books Hastings Entertainment Books-a-Million Defunct companies based in Minnesota Retail companies established in 1992 Companies based in Rockford, Illinois Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code Sun Capital Partners Retail companies disestablished in 2006 IHG Hotels & Resorts Superstores
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	https://web.archive.org/*/http:/www.mediaplay.com/%7CArchive
sameAs	Media Play Media Play Media Play Media Play
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fate	Closed (en)
location	Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S. (en)
parent	Musicland
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has abstract	Media Play was a chain of retail stores founded in 1992 by Musicland that sold VHS, DVDs, music, electronics, toys, video games, anime, books, and board games similar to Hastings Entertainment, 2nd and Charles, and Half Price Books. Each store contained full book, movie, music, and video game sections under one roof. At their height, they operated 72 stores in 19 states with 2,000 employees. The first store opened in Rockford, Illinois, in 1992. Hundreds of stores were slated to be opened, but only 89 ever were. Media Play opened stores from 1992 to 2000. Their Replay program was a loyalty program that allowed members to earn points for purchases which could earn members gift certificates. The same Replay card also worked at Sam Goody and Suncoast Motion Picture Company stores. In 2001, Musicland was purchased by Best Buy Co. Inc. for $696 million as part of its initiative to diversify its retail holdings to reach a larger demographic with its consumer electronics and entertainment products. By then, Musicland numbered over 1300 stores. Their intention was to transform Sam Goody into a destination for young people looking for hip electronics. They launched a major remerchandising campaign and converted Musicland's On Cue concept of rural stores to the Sam Goody brand, reducing its position in books and moving more into video games and DVD. (en)
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fate	Closed (en)
founding year	1992-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
parent company	Musicland
successor	F.y.e.
foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf	wikipedia-en:Media_Play
is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	Ross Park Mall List of bookstore chains List of defunct retailers of the United States Horton Plaza Mall 100 Oaks Mall Crossgates Commons

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