Sam Goody is a music and entertainment retailer in the United States and United Kingdom, operated by The Musicland Group, Inc. It was purchased by Best Buy in 2000, was sold to Sun Capital Partners in 2003, and filed for bankruptcy in 2006, closing most of its stores.

Dec 15, 2011 · Sam Gutowitz, who later legally changed his name to Sam Goody, died twenty years ago, so this isn’t a eulogy. In fact, I haven’t thought much about him for a long time but today I heard that one of the last Sam Goody stores (Horton Plaza, San Diego) is closing down.

Nov 15, 2018 · Sam Goody dominated the music marketplace for decades, but after several buyouts and mergers, the once-ubiquitous retailer dwindled to a few storefronts before finally fading into mall history....

Dec 21, 2024 · Sam “Goody” Gutowitz, a man with an entrepreneurial spirit and a love for music, opened a small toy and novelty shop. Little did he know that his side gig of selling records would strike a chord with the American public.

The story of Sam Goody starts with a man named Sam Gutowitz, a man who originally sold toys and novelties from his small retail store in Manhattan. In the late 30s, Sam noticed an increased demand for phonograph records (78s at the time) from his customers and started stocking a …

Dec 18, 2024 · According to reports, both are now set to close early next year. Per The Times Leader (a local Ohio newspaper), the manager of the Sam Goody at the Ohio Valley Mall — which opened in 1980 —...

Nov 24, 2023 · The man was born Samuel Gutowitz. The store was opened in 1951 and spread through America's malls soon after. The man actually changed his name to match the store.

Aug 10, 1991 · NEW YORK — Sam Goody, an entrepreneur who made millions selling records and tapes from a nationwide chain of stores bearing his name, has died. He was 87. Goody, who lived in Woodmere, N.Y., died...

Feb 11, 2024 · Sam Goody Gutowitz, hailing from New York City, ventured into the world of music retail by establishing a modest record store on 9th Avenue shortly after the emergence of vinyl long-playing records in the late 1940s.

May 11, 2019 · I found this list of facts about the Sam Goody music store chain and Sam Goody the person (yes, the chain was founded by a "Sam Goody"!). When long-play records first hit the market, Goody courted customers by giving complementary turntables to …