Musicland

This article is about the entertainment company. For the recording studio based in Munich, Germany, see Musicland Studios. For the fictitious country used in sheet music identification numbers, see Bookland.
The Musicland Group, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded1955
Defunct2006
FateChapter 11 bankruptcy
Liquidation
SuccessorTrans World Entertainment (corporate)
FYE (retail chains)
Parent
Subsidiaries
Websitemusicland.com at the Wayback Machine (archived August 4, 2004)

The Musicland Group, Inc. was an American retail company that operated the Musicland, Sam Goody, Suncoast Motion Picture Company, Media Play, On Cue, and Discount Records chains of specialty retail stores. The Musicland Group was purchased by Best Buy in 2001 at the height of Musicland's success, which ultimately led to its demise. Jack Eugster was the CEO of The Musicland Group, from 1980, until February 2001. Its headquarters were in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

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