All HMV articles – Page 9
-
OpinionComment: What Bezos's Washington Post deal says about retail and HMV
Amazon is as much a media business as it is a retailer, so are there retail lessons to be learned from the etailer’s founder Jeff Bezos’s acquisition of US newspaper the Washington Post?
-
NewsHMV to return to its original Oxford Street store
HMV has confirmed it is to return to 363 Oxford Street where it opened its first store more than 90 years ago.
-
NewsFormer HMV worker turns entertainment retailer on its head with new store
A former HMV staffer in Londonderry, who worked for the entertainment retailer before its administration, irked the brand’s owners by opening a shop called HVM.
-
OpinionComment: Irish examinerships highlight fierce market conditions
Over the past five years retail sales in the Republic of Ireland have decreased by around 30% as the fortunes of different operators have varied.
-
NewsFormer HMV worker forced to change name of HVM start-up
A former HMV worker who opened an entertainment shop called HVM has been forced to flip the shop’s fascia upside down after HMV complained.
-
NewsSports Direct and Matalan among 50 parties circling Nicole Farhi
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct and Matalan’s founding family the Hargreaves are among 50 interested parties eyeing collapsed fashion brand Nicole Farhi.
-
NewsGrocers snap up HMV's entertainment market share following store closures
The grocers have snatched market share from HMV after its store closures sent it slipping down to the UK’s fifth largest entertainment retailer.
-
NewsHMV relocates head office to London's Blackfriars
HMV has relocated its headquarters from London’s West End to the Blackfriars area of the capital.
-
NewsSports Direct eyes HMV's Oxford Street flagship store
Sports Direct is looking to move into HMV’s flagship store on Oxford Street, in a significant step for Mike Ashley’s discount sportswear group.
-
NewsHMV to return to its famous 1921 Oxford Street store
Entertainment retailer HMV plans to reopen the first store it ever opened, on London’s Oxford Street, two months after it was rescued out of administration.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: A snapshot of Irish DVD rental retailer Xtra-vision
As HMV-owner Hilco buys Irish DVD rental chain Xtravision out of receivership, Retail Week takes a look at the retailer.
-
NewsHMV owner Hilco acquires Irish DVD rental chain Xtravision
HMV owner Hilco has bought Irish DVD rental chain Xtravision out of receivership, which could save its 130 stores.
-
NewsHMV market share stable as grocers grab entertainment custom
HMV has maintained a stable market share in the first quarter despite shuttering a number of stores after crashing into administration.
-
NewsHMV owner Hilco set to axe hundreds more jobs at entertainment chain
HMV is poised to axe hundreds more staff a week after it was bought out of administration by restructuring firm Hilco.
-
OpinionComment: Hilco has work to do to get HMV back on song
Few retail failures have inspired the level of public regret that greeted HMV’s fall into administration earlier this year.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Restructuring firm Hilco begins HMV turnaround
After buying HMV, Hilco faces the task of rebuilding the fallen entertainment retailer’s position on the high street and online.
-
NewsBiggest retail administrations leave unsecured debts of £1bn
Taxpayers, suppliers and landlords are likely to have lost £1.03bn due to the collapse of big-name retailers since the start of last year.
-
GalleryIn pictures: HMV through the ages
As HMV is rescued out of administration by restructuring firm Hilco to maintain its place on the high street, Retail Week takes a look at how the music specialist has evolved in its lifetime.
-
AnalysisProfile: New HMV boss, ex-Steinhoff UK chief executive Ian Topping
Former Steinhoff UK boss Ian Topping has a tough job on his hands if he is to make HMV sing again. Retail Week takes a look at his credentials.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: What next for HMV following its acquisition by Hilco?
After months of wrangling with suppliers and landlords, Hilco’s hard work paid off when it secured a £50m deal to purchase HMV out of administration.