All HMV articles – Page 32
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NewsSteady Game trading gets mixed reaction from City
Computer entertainment group Game reassured that trading has remained “in line with expectations” in recent months but did not disclose exact numbers.
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NewsHMV introduces system to tackle staff shrinkage
HMV is cracking down on staff fraud and procedural failures after introducing a loss prevention system to analyse its transaction data.
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NewsHMV working with Clarity Commerce for real-time loyalty system
HMV plans to extend its purehmv loyalty card to its live venues and cinemas once it is satisfied with its membership base.
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NewsHMV rolls out system to track supplier deals
HMV is to bring in a deal-terms management system to help buyers track negotiations with music, DVD and games suppliers.
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AnalysisDiversification: A lucrative sideline or fatal distraction?
Retailers eager to boost business may expand into categories beyond their comfort zone, but do they risk stretching themselves too far?
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OpinionWaterstone’s must turn the page
Has HMV’s takeover of Ottakar’s paved the way for Waterstone’s high street domination as opponents of the deal predicted?
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NewsReassuring updates propel retail shares again
Once again, the only way was up for store stocks as the general retailers’ rally maintained momentum following a raft of reassuring updates and results.
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NewsHMV reports strong growth but books remains weak
HMV UK and Ireland has reported like-for-like growth of 4.3 per cent for the 16 weeks ending April 25 while Waterstone’s like-for-likes slumped 4.5 per cent.
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NewsHMV to trial cinemas
HMV will open its first cinema this autumn as it continues to expand its reach beyond core entertainment retailing.
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HMV calls time on trial store at service station
HMV has terminated the service station trial that it launched in April last year.The retailer said it felt there were “better opportunities that we could pursue elsewhere”.HMV said at the time it felt that service stations were an “interesting, low-risk opportunity worth exploring”. The store was located in a service ...
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Games sales help retailers defy downturn
Entertainment retailers were lifted by rising sales of computer games last year, according to the Entertainment Retailers Association.
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HMV Group appoints Channel 4 boss Andy Duncan as non-executive
HMV Group has appointed Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan as a non-executive of the retailer.
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HMV buys music venues and Zavvi stores
HMV has acquired 14 Zavvi stores and is to enter the live music market with the purchase of a 50 per cent stake in a joint venture with venue operator MAMA Group.
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CD and DVD sales continue to beat downloads
DVD and CD sales continue to outperform the growing download market, according to research released today.
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Analysis
Video: The week in retail, December 12, 2008
TGi Friday: As Woolworths launches its closing down Sale, Tim Danaher and George MacDonald assess the likely impact on the rest of the high street and whether there is any chance of a last-minute deal. One of the long-term beneficiaries may be HMV, which posted mixed interim results on Thursday.
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HMV warns of weakening book market
HMV has reported flat first-half like-for-like sales and warned of a “marked deterioration” in the book market over the past five weeks.
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Leading entertainment distributor collapses
Pinnacle, one of the UK’s leading entertainment distributors, has gone into administration.
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Video games spend to overtake music and video
Consumer spending on video games is set to overtake combined spending on music and video for the first time.
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HMV acquires gaming company Gamerbase
Entertainment retailer HMV has acquired Gamerbase, the company which runs multiplayer video game centres in some of its stores.
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HMV joins British Retail Consortium
HMV Group – including the eponymous brand and Waterstone's – has become the latest member of the British Retail Consortium.