- Free Record Shop
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name = Free Record Shop
type =Retail
foundation = 1971
founder = Hans Breukhoven
location_city =Schiedam
location_country =Netherlands
locations = Approximately 250
area_served =Benelux
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industry = Retail
products = Entertainment media & services
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owner = Hans Breukhoven
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slogan = That's Entertainment
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intl =Free Record Shop (or FRS) is a large Dutch
retailer of home entertainment products, such asCD s,DVD s andvideogames , founded by Hans Breukhoven. The first FRS store opened on the 15th October1971 inSchiedam ,The Netherlands . Free Record Shop operates about 250 outlets in theBenelux under its own brand name.It also owns the entertainment products retail chain vanLeest, an
Amsterdam -based flagship megastore called FAME, a games chain GameMania and severalBuild a Bear Workshop stores. The company also operates multiple online stores using the different brand names.In March 2008 the company announced that it has sold off its
Norway andFinland operations to concentrate on the Benelux market. [cite web|url=http://www.volkskrant.nl/economie/article529053.ece/Free_Record_Shop_verkoopt_Finse_droom_voor_1_euro|title=Free Record Shop verkoopt Finse droom voor 1 euro|accessdate=2008-04-21]External links
* [http://www.freerecordshop.com Free Record Shop website]
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