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• CBC Radio 3 has announced its shortlist for Canada's best record store. (Exclaim)

• A profile of Minneapolis retail legend Electric Fetus, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and Treehouse Records. Said the owner of Fetus, "It's always been a challenge. You just have to change with the times." (Star Tribune)

• A Place to Bury Strangers has issued a limited edition 7" box set through Vacancy Records. (Pitchfork)

• Best Buy reported earnings two days ago. Not much was mentioned about music sales other than CD sales were down. "A double-digit gain in comparable store sales of video gaming software and hardware, which was constrained by an industry-wide hardware inventory shortage, was partially offset by comparable store sales declines for DVDs and CDs." (Best Buy SEC filing)

• Schoolkids Records in Chapel Hill has closed. (Chapel Hill News)

• Sign of the times: In Portland, a record store has been replaced by a sports bar. (The Bee)