Fog/Mist 48°
Tag:

Record Industry

Business
Closure Of Jersey Shore Record Store Strikes Chord With Residents Closure Of Jersey Shore Record Store Strikes Chord With Residents
Closure Of Jersey Shore Record Store Strikes Chord With Residents Holdfast Records has been a sweet escape for music lovers in the Jersey Shore area for nearly a decade. The Cookman Avenue record store is singing a swan song, though, as Monday will be its last day in business before shifting to online sales only. Co-owner Joe Koukos emphasized that the closure was purely strategic and unrelated to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’ve had a strong online business for years now, and this frees me up to be out and about looking for records, which is the fun part,” Koukos told NJ.com. Nearly 70 people mourned Holdfast's closing on a social media post publishe…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson