All HMV articles – Page 20
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NewsHMV chiefs outline new vision after awful year
HMV chiefs have reaffirmed their faith in the retailer after a terrible year, and set an operating margin target of between 3% and 4%.
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NewsHMV sells Canadian business to Hilco
HMV has sold its Canadian business to restructuring firm Hilco.
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NewsMan sets up camp in HMV
At first glance this could be a bored HMV worker wiling his time away in a shop window.
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NewsHMV chief says music chain still has a future as a high street store
HMV chief executive Simon Fox has ruled out any store closures at the entertainment chain after it secured a life-saving loan agreement with itslenders.
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OpinionHMV buys time but hard work starts now
That HMV has succeeded in renegotiating its debts and selling Waterstone’s is good news.
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NewsHMV secures refinancing lifeline
HMV has been given a lifeline by its banks as it has secured a new two-year refinancing plan worth £220m.
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NewsHMV close to securing £210m refinancing deal
Embattled entertainment retailer HMV is thought to be close to securing a refinancing deal to ensure its future.
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OpinionA question of entertainment
It seems like entertainment retailers are under siege from all directions.
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NewsFlat market masks big risers and fallers
Retailers generally, like the market, were flat over the week, but that masked some big share price advances and falls.
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AnalysisHappily ever after for Waterstone’s?
Rising ebook sales and the competition from grocers have made life tough for Waterstone’s. Nicola Harrison finds out how the bookseller can be turned around under new ownership.
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NewsHMV appoints group IT director
HMV, which sold bookseller Waterstone’s for £53m, has appointed Debbie O’Shea as group IT director.
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Opinion
A Daunting Task?
The announcement of a deal to sell Waterstones is good news for the bookseller but where does it leave HMV?
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NewsHMV sells Waterstone's for £53m
Russian tycoon Alexander Mamut is to buy bookseller Waterstone’s from entertainment group HMV for £53m in cash and has drafted in Daunt Books founder James Daunt to run the business.
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NewsStores in the spotlight as sale talk heightens
Retailers provided some of the biggest talking points of the week as fevered speculation swirled about the future of some of the industry’s biggest names including Comet, HMV and Signet.
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NewsWaterstone’s ramps up its non-book categories
Bookseller Waterstone’s is experimenting with selling more non-book products as it seeks alternative revenues in the face of a declining books market.
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NewsHMV receives £43m cash offer for Waterstone's
HMV Group has received a £43m cash offer from Russian billionaire Alexander Mamut to buy Waterstone’s, according to reports.
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OpinionHow to spot a retailer in trouble
The news from Focus, the rescue of All Saints and the ongoing battle for survival at HMV highlight the dangers in retail today.
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NewsEmpty shelves and Easter eggs at Waterstone’s
Waterstone’s stores are suffering from stock shortages leading to bestseller shelves lying empty, while space in other areas of stores is being filled with Easter eggs despite Easter being three weeks ago.
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NewsHMV group marketing director Graham Sim leaves for Penguin
HMV group marketing director Graham Sim has left the business to become creative director at the children’s division of publisher Penguin.