CDs have dropped in demand. Records (vinyl) have begun to bounce back (new and used sales, used sales are not tracked in ‘vinyl sales’ charts, neither are independent retailers).
Starbucks would not be well served to branch into the record business (even 45s).
The CDs were a novelty item that offered some exclusive marketing tie-ins.
Best Buy does the same thing (bundling CDs with live recordings or DVDs).
***Records (vinyl) have begun to bounce back***
Now if someone would just make a MODERN record player in which I could STACK records on to play so I won’t have to change the record every 15-20 minutes!
All I can find are single play record players.
I’ve got hundreds of good vinyl I would like to listen to again.