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U.K. Supermarket Chain Tesco to Launch Digital Music Store

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 11, 2004 - 4:18am.
London -- Tesco, a supermarket chain based in the U.K., announced on Monday that it plans to take on Apple and launch yet another music download service in the U.K. The company said its new service, which will offer more than half a million songs from major labels and independents at $1.49 (79 pence) apiece, would be compatible with more than 70 different music players, including Microsoft's Windows Media. Tesco said it planned to use its retail history to get a leg up in the increasingly crowded U.K. music download market. "The iPod may have 50 percent of the music player market, but I don't think it will stay that way," said Jon Higgins, head of e-commerce development at Tesco. The service will be run by Cable & Wireless Plc, a U.K.-based telecommunications firm, and cover both the U.K. and Ireland, Tesco said.
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U.K. Supermarket Chain Tesco to Launch Digital Music Store

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 8, 2004 - 7:33am.
London -- Tesco, a supermarket chain based in the U.K., announced on Monday that it plans to take on Apple and launch yet another music download service in the U.K. The company said its new service, which will offer more than half a million songs from major labels and independents at $1.49 (79 pence) apiece, would be compatible with more than 70 different music players, including Microsoft's Windows Media. Tesco said it planned to use its retail history to get a leg up in the increasingly crowded U.K. music download market. "The iPod may have 50 percent of the music player market, but I don't think it will stay that way," said Jon Higgins, head of e-commerce development at Tesco. The service will be run by Cable & Wireless Plc, a U.K.-based telecommunications firm, and cover both the U.K. and Ireland, Tesco said.
tags: U.K | Digital Music | Supermarket | Tesco |