In 2024, there were approximately **** thousand outlets selling music at retail in the UK, a steep drop from thousand in 2015. Similarly, the number of video retailers fell sharply from thousand in 2015 to just **** thousand in 2024. Video game retailers also declined significantly over the same period, from **** thousand to **** thousand. This dramatic contraction reflects the long-term shift away from physical media and the gradual withdrawal of supermarkets from entertainment retail.
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