Spice Up Your Holiday Season!

The business section of The Wall Street Journal lay open on my table, announcing that Victoria’s Secret would be the exclusive retailer of the new Spice Girls: Greatest Hits CD.

Growing up, these women were my idols. I had all their CDs as well as the limited edition Spice Girls dolls and their movie, Spice World. So you can imagine how excited I was when I found out about their new CD, featuring hits like “Wannabe” and “Say You’ll Be There” as well as new tracks. After reading the article on Oct. 16, I called various Victoria’s Secret stores in the greater Seattle area, trying to find out a little more about the CD’s release. Like Apple, Victoria’s Secret has a no-quote policy. But the saleswomen and managers did tell me it would hit the market Nov. 13.

However, not all stores are receiving copies. For example, a saleswoman at the University Village Victoria’s Secret did not think her store would stock the CD but told me the larger stores in Bellevue Square, Alderwood and Pacific Place would. The CD, selling for $12, can also be purchased online at victoriassecret.com.

So why did Capitol Records choose Victoria’s Secret as the venue? In the Wall Street Journal article, Chairman of EMI Group Limited’s Capitol Records Jason Flom is quoted as saying that “the two things people care about most are music and sex.” Therefore, what could be better than combining the two? Flom also noted that music warehouses are fading out and mainstream retailers are becoming the primary outlets of music, making CDs impulse buys.

If you’re a loyal fan like I am, you’ll want to snag a CD quickly because the Spice Girls are making quite a comeback. Tickets to their reunion concert, beginning Dec. 2, sold out in 38 seconds. However, they will perform in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, airing Dec. 4 at 10/9c on CBS, and everyone can watch that!