Virgin Megastores

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Virgin Megastores

Summary

Virgin Megastores is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Virgin Megastores's instance of is recorded as business[3].
  • Virgin Megastores's instance of is recorded as retail chain[4].
  • Virgin Megastores's founder is recorded as Richard Branson[5].
  • Virgin Megastores was followed by Zavvi Entertainment Group Ltd[6].
  • Virgin Megastores's headquarters location is recorded as London[7].
  • Virgin Megastores's headquarters location is recorded as Dubai[8].
  • Virgin Megastores's Commons category is recorded as Virgin Megastore[9].
  • Virgin Megastores's industry is recorded as retail[10].
  • 1971 marks the founding of Virgin Megastores[11].
  • Virgin Megastores was dissolved in 2013[12].
  • Virgin Megastores's location of formation is recorded as Oxford Street[13].
  • Virgin Megastores's parent organization or unit is recorded as Virgin Group[14].
  • Virgin Megastores's parent organization or unit is recorded as Lagardère Group[15].
  • Virgin Megastores's parent organization or unit is recorded as Sanity[16].
  • Virgin Megastores's parent organization or unit is recorded as Butler Capital Partners[17].
  • Virgin Megastores's parent organization or unit is recorded as Vornado Realty Trust[18].
  • Virgin Megastores's official website is recorded as http://www.virginmegastore.fr/[19].
  • Virgin Megastores's official website is recorded as http://www.virginmegastore.me/[20].
  • Virgin Megastores's product or material produced is recorded as book[21].
  • Virgin Megastores's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+34795'}[22].
  • Virgin Megastores's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+34487'}[23].
  • Virgin Megastores's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+34249'}[24].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • MusicBrainz ID: 412eeddd-fc9f-4b15-8cfd-5f5edc6b8530[25]

Body

Founding

Virgin Megastores's founder is recorded as Richard Branson[5]. 1971 marks the founding of it[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as Oxford Street[13].

Identity

Virgin Megastores was followed by Zavvi Entertainment Group Ltd[6].

Operations

Headquarters locations include London[7], a metropolis[26], in Roman Empire[27], founded in 0047[28] and Dubai[8], a city[29], in United Arab Emirates[30], founded in 1833[31]. Parent organizations include Virgin Group[14], a business[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1970[34], headquartered in London[35]; Lagardère Group[15], a media company[36], in France[37], founded in 1992[38], headquartered in Paris[39]; Sanity[16], a retail chain[40], in Australia[41], founded in 1980[42], headquartered in Sydney[43]; Butler Capital Partners[17], a business[44], in FR[45], founded in 1990[46], headquartered in Paris[47]; and Vornado Realty Trust[18], a business[48], in United States[49], founded in 1982[50], headquartered in New York City[51].

Industry

Virgin Megastores's industry is recorded as retail[10].

Ownership

Virgin Megastores's product or material produced is recorded as book[21].

Dissolution

Virgin Megastores was dissolved in 2013[12].

Why It Matters

Virgin Megastores ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

References

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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