In 1995, opened, making the enterprise one of the first retailers to move online. By 1976, Solomon had opened Tower Books, Posters, and Plants at 1600 Broadway, next door to another Sacramento Tower Records location. The first stand-alone Tower Records store was located at 2514 Watt Ave in Arden Arcade, a suburb of Sacramento, California. He named it for his father's drugstore, which shared a building and name with the Tower Theatre, where Solomon first started selling records. In 1960, Russell Solomon opened the first Tower Records store on Broadway, in Sacramento, California. 1.1 Inception, expansion, and description.On November 13, 2020, Tower Records announced that it had returned as an online retailer. was purchased by a separate entity and was not affected by the retail store closings. From 1960 until 2006, Tower operated retail stores in the United States, which closed when Tower Records filed for bankruptcy and liquidation. Tower Records is an international retail music franchise and online music store that was formerly based in Sacramento, California, United States. For the building also known as Tower Records, see 360 Newbury Street.ĭVDs, compact discs, videos, video games, records, posters, books, collectibles, accessories
For the 1960s record label, see Tower Records (record label). This article is about the retail music chain.