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J&R is an online electronics and music retailer, based in New York City. It had a well-known retail location on Park Row, across from New York City Hall for 43 years, and is currently being renovated in preparation for a reopening at a later, unannounced date.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.jr.com/ )〕 J&R stands for Joe and Rachelle Friedman, the founders, who established the company in 1971 after emigrating from Israel. The heavily trafficked store had expanded from selling LPs to eventually encompassing J&R Music World and J&R Computer World, selling everything from Blu-ray Disc players to the latest electronic gadgets. J&R also had a location at Columbia University, which closed in the fall of 2002. J&R later opened a J&R Express at the bottom level of Macy's Herald Square〔(Macy *s - Our Stores - Events - Events )〕 in 2006, and which was later closed in 2012. It currently operates a store under the name "J&R Express", which opened in the New York City flagship location of Century 21 on November 2014. ==History== In 1971, 20-year-old newlyweds Joseph and Rachelle Friedman started J&R as a small consumer electronics store selling stereos and television sets in a 500 square foot store front at 33 Park Row〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=J&R Electronics Inc. History )〕 After customers started to ask about obtaining music to play on their new stereos, J&R started to carry records and tapes. A mail order division was started in 1974. It was supported by a company owned warehouse located in Maspeth in Queens. Internet orders were later fulfilled from this location. In 2006, J&R opened "J&R Express", a 3,500 square foot store within a store inside the Macy's Herald Square store. The store carried MP3 players, digital cameras, computers, CDs, DVDs and cell phones. The store also accepted the Macy’s credit card as payment. The store was quietly closed in 2012. Macy's previously tried to sell consumer electronics at the same location with other outside vendors twice in the previous decade. In 2013, J&R consolidated into two buildings, ceding storefronts to new tenants and transforming into a vertical store. After a disappointing 2013 holiday season, J&R settled about $15 million in outstanding vendor claims in February 2014. On April 9, 2014, J&R closed its Park Row store, with a redevelopment plan to be announced. Remaining merchandise were liquidated through a two-day auction in the middle of May 2014. The massive 171,000 sq ft company owned warehouse facility in Maspeth has been listed on the real estate market since October 2013. In addition to left-over merchandise, warehouse and other processing equipment used by the company were auctioned off in late May and again in June. On April 25, 2014 J&R's web site stated that the owners plan to "rebuild this location into what we hope will be an unprecedented retailing concept and social mecca", also stating that they "look forward to sharing more details of these changes in the coming months." The page includes an artist's conception of what the location will look like in 2015. On August 12, 2014, J&R announced that they plan to open a 1,500 square foot "J&R Express" store inside the flagship location of the Century 21 Department Store in Manhattan by October 2014. TWICE reported that the new store would have a format similar to that used by the store that was within Macy's Herald Square store and which closed in 2012. Billboard Magazine reported that J&R plans to sell audio and video hardware, computers, and electronics, along with some music (including vinyl) and movies. J&R Express at Century 21 opened in November 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「J&R」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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