The news of the store she's worked at for "seven or eight years," didn't bother Real Groovy retail assistant Collette Waaka.

"I'm pretty excited actually. It could be a really interesting time."

She said she looked forward to helping set up a new store, and she said it was the staff, the music and the customers that made the store so great - not the building.

"It's not the first time Real Groovy has moved."

In store today, customer David Saunders - who was also a member of legendary Flying Nun band The 3ds - said it "sucked" the store was moving.

"I just worry that there aren't many other places like that where bands can play," he said.

And John Harrington, who was browsing through CDs, said he came to the store whenever he visited Auckland from Christchurch.

"The Real Groovy in Christchurch closed down after the earthquakes."

He said as long as the store wasn't closing down he wasn't too bothered, though it would be a shame if there wasn't a space for bands to play.

Phoenix Foundation frontman Samuel Flynn Scott said it was a shame Real Groovy had to move.

"But what makes independent record stores special is the experience and passion for music from the staff. If they keep providing good music and knowledgable service then they will keep the essence of their business."

Co-owner Marty O'Donnell, who bought into the store in 2006 - becoming business partners with friend and Real Groovy founder Chris Hart - said the business was "piggy in the middle" between developers Conrad Properties and the building's owners, Webster Investments.

"If everything goes to plan for them, we'll be moving in January," he said.

Mr O'Donnell said he'd not known about the plans for long, but had already spoken to staff about the future move. He said there would be "absolutely no" jobs lost.

He had just begun looking in earnest for an alternative location.

"It could be bigger, it could be smaller. It's an opportunity - you can't stop change but you can manage it as opportunity."

Mr O'Donnell, who was a lecturer in commerce at Unitec before he took co-ownership of the legendary Auckland store, said he'd like to speak with customers and Real Groovy Club members about what they'd like to see at the new location, which he hoped would be in the same area.