Paul Quirk, 'Prime Mover' Behind Record Store Day UK, Dies at 71

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Former Entertainment Retailers Association chairman Paul Quirk has died at age 71 following a battle with cancer

LONDON – Tributes have been paid to former Entertainment Retailers Association chairmanQuirk was chairman of ERA over three separate periods, beginning in 2007. His longest continuous reign at the helm of the trade group, which represents U.K. retailers of music, video, DVD and computer games, was from 2009 to 2014. Following a year off, he returned to the organization in 2016 when he served as co-chairman for a year.

Like many indie retailers, the business struggled to survive the transition from physical to digital music sales with the last of Quirk's music stores closing in 2008.

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