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Sound Lion now closed at Disney Springs
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Imagineerwannabe
Active Member
Is this the sign of things to come across the landing and town center areas?
disney4life2008
Well-Known Member
Interesting. Perhaps this was a pop up store?
Pretty much everywhere has an over abundance of these types of places. Not too many people are going to pay resort markup on already over priced non essential items.
CaptainAmerica
Well-Known Member
Especially airports.
No I don't think so. The vast majority of locations at Disney Springs are the highest performing in the respective brand's portfolio. Just being at Disney Springs doesn't guarantee success though, some stores are just not going to work. This was one of them and struggled right from the start.
disney4life2008
Well-Known Member
I have a great idea for a replacement. Dollar tree 
MrPromey
Well-Known Member
I have a great idea for a replacement. Dollar tree
Remember, resort markup!
They'd have to call it Ten Dollar Tree.
... But in seriousness, I hope the new offering is something more interesting and unique.
It will be something from already in the area.
Jahona
Well-Known Member
I stopped by the store in July 2015 and was shocked at the selection they had and the ability to preview headphones before buying. From the selection I looked at the headphones were priced at standard MSRP or a bit under. I really didn't see a pair of headphones that were marked up past what they really should have been.
WDWFanDave
Well-Known Member
Agreed - and I bought some there - really nice folks, and I think they even gave us a discount for DVC or Passholder. I was surprised they were there, and it only worked for me as I happened to have been shopping for some new headphones.
Who had "Sound Lion" in the first to fail pool?
Who knew "Sound Lion" existed? I had to look it up on the map and realize I must have passed it a dozen times.
Anyway, this wasn't a pop-up store... it opened Feb 13 2015.
Who knew "Sound Lion" existed? I had to look it up on the map and realize I must have passed it a dozen times.
Anyway, this wasn't a pop-up store... it opened Feb 13 2015.
AndrewsJ
Well-Known Member
There wasn't a resort markup. Most of the national and international chains at Disney Springs use MSR pricing.
FigmentFan3
Well-Known Member
It wasn't markup, or a popup. From my estimation nobody wanted to buy niche market headphones on vacation, simply put.
I think that's about it.
djkidkaz
Well-Known Member
Wouldn't surprise me.
Also, Erwin Pearl had to be on the list of shops going away. I don't think I've ever seen anyone in there.
Next Big Thing
Well-Known Member
Wouldn't surprise me to see Erwin Pearl go, but most of the stuff is really expensive, so they likely don't need to sell as much as other stores in order to cover rent.
WhatJaneSays
Well-Known Member
I think that be likely ... though they probably only have to sell 5-10 pairs of shoes on average a day to cover their expenses so maybe not?
