Arizona's Own Zia Record Exchange Celebrates 25 Years in Business

Arizona's Own Zia Record Exchange Celebrates 25 Years in Business

Small Independent Chain Defies Odds and Grows

PHOENIX, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Zia Record Exchange, an independent chain of stores that sells new and used CDs and DVDs, video games and accessories, announced its 25th anniversary this week and is set to celebrate its achievement with special sales, promotions and events through the rest of the year.

"This is a big deal for us and we are planning a series of activities to celebrate," said Larry Rudnick, Zia's general manager. "We want to thank our tremendously faithful customers for 25 years of patronage by offering special deals, giveaways, in-store band appearances and performances and more," Rudnick concluded.

Launched in 1980 by Brad Singer using his private record collection, Zia Record Exchange, known simply as "Zia," has been "home grown and locally owned" ever since. Despite declining sales in the music industry over the last few years amid economic downturns, and the proliferation of big box stores, Zia has persevered and grown. After opening its seventh Arizona store in Chandler last Summer, and its first out-of-state store in Las Vegas, NV in June, Zia is stronger than ever -- thanks to its loyal customers.

"I've been shopping at Zia for 15 years," proclaimed Chris Needham of Phoenix. "There never has been another company just like this in Arizona. It is unique and offers what other stores don't or won't. The unbelievable amount of older and used items Zia carries still blows me away. Happy Anniversary, Zia. Keep it going."

As part of its on-going celebration, Zia will offer special sales opportunities through the remainder of this year. It is also planning in-store appearances and performances by local and national bands and artists, as well as promotions with radio stations and event halls.

"Even though we always keep our prices low for our customers, we do have a few special things in the works as a way of saying 'thank you' for 25 years of support," noted Brian Faber, director of retail operations for Zia. "The in-stores and events are things we normally do, but we really want to ramp it up now for this special celebration. We're going to have fun with this and we want to bring some special moments to our customers with band appearances. The record labels are supporting us in this."

Zia is a uniquely branded retail store that offers an authentic record store environment. Customers find everything from old vinyl albums from the 50s to music CDs from the 80s to the newest DualDisc CD/DVDs of today. In fact, Zia carries the best used selection of CDs and DVDs in the State with prices to match. Zia even has a large vinyl section and new and used video games.

Founded in 1980, Zia operates seven stores in Arizona -- five in the Phoenix area and two in Tucson -- and one store in Las Vegas. It carries music from all genres and specializes in current releases and hard-to-find music. Zia also supports local bands looking to gain a foothold with consumers in the music retail industry. For more information on Zia Record Exchange, call 623-580-4942 or go to www.ziarecords.com.

Source: Zia Record Exchange

CONTACT: Matt Owens, +1-480-225-0299, for Zia Record Exchange

Web site: http://www.ziarecords.com/

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