sˈɪlvɚskɹˌiːn sˈʌfɚd fɹʌm hˈaɪ ɹˈɛnt dˈuː tə ðɛɹ pɹˈaɪm sˈaɪt loʊkˈeɪʃənz, ænd hæd ˈɔːlsoʊ bˌɪn ɐfˈɛktᵻd baɪ hˈaɪ kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən wɪðˌɪn ðə jˌuːkˈeɪ mˈɑːɹkɪt fɹʌm ˈʌðɚ mjˈuːzɪk tʃˈeɪnz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˌeɪtʃˌɛmvˈiː, sˈuːpɚmˌɑːɹkɪt tʃˈeɪnz sˈʌtʃ ɐz tˈɛskoʊ ænd ˈæzdə; ænd wˈɛb sˈaɪts sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈæmɐzˌɑːn.kˈoʊ.jˌuːkˈeɪ ænd plˈeɪ.kˈɑːm.
Silverscreen suffered from high rent due to their prime site locations, and had also been affected by high competition within the UK market from other music chains such as HMV, supermarket chains such as Tesco and Asda; and web sites such as Amazon.co.uk and Play.com.