
When Virgin sold off most of their Megastores a couple of years back some were rebranded under the Zavvi name and continued to operate. Curiously as Zavvi the Sheffield shop actually got better. They increased space given to books and began stocking new vinyl once more, so it began to feel like a proper record store again. Zavvi went under in late 2008 though some stores were kept open while they looked for a buyer. The Sheffield central shop closed in early 2009 following a big sale, and Sheffield lost it’s biggest music shop, leaving just a smaller HMV.
One Zavvi store remained in the Meadowhell (sic) shopping centre near the M1 motorway. It was then rebranded as Head and operated as a bargain store to clear remaining stock for a couple of months before shutting.