To those of you blasting Virgin: Virgin Megastores in the US were bought out by Vornado Realty Trust and the Related Companies (Vornado was the creation from the ashes of the venerable New Jersey chain Two Guys.) The purpose of that purchase was for the properties those stores sat on. Forever 21 in Times Square is generating more cash than Virgin ever did on that site.
That said, I miss Virgin. Got some nice CDs out of there. Problem was, the only things being bought were things that were off the beaten path. They were moving more Moonlight Agony's than Britney Spears. Though good for us, it is not good for the bottom line. I was on there lines many a time, and most that were buying were the non-pop stuff, and not many bought at that. Though I miss Tower Records far more (Got a lot of Nightwish and Sonata imports from them. Even bought my first Tarot CD was there.), Virgin was a great place.