Today marks the return of flicking through record bins for those coming back to shops as they re-open across the country. After months of lockdown on non-essential stores, England are allowing shops across the country…
While online music and video streaming platforms boom in popularity during quarantine, closure of physical record stores has lead to a steep decline in physical music sales. Recent reports suggest sales of physical music have…
The high street is dwindling and HMV are teetering on the edge, but Canada have saved the day for the UK’s biggest music retailer. HMV had a bad start to 2019 after a disappointing holiday…
The UK’s biggest music retailer are struggling to keep up as music goes digital going into administration after clawing their way out of it 5 years ago. It’s a sign of the times – the…
People say physical music is dying? Tell that to this Canadian record store thriving above the rest. Sunrise Records is a Canadian record store that went up against the odds as digital music streamed over…
HMV Canada has been announced bankrupt and are closing all their stores on what Canadians are calling “the day the music died”. January 27th is the day that a judge in Ontario approved music, film…
HMV is again on the rise according to Hilco (new HMV owners) chief executive Paul McGowan calling HMV “very profitable”. Hilco, which acquired HMV last year, slashed the number of HMV stores from 144 to…
HMV will now be closing their flagship store in Islington, London. The Islington HMV store will be closed by the end of the month. The store’s last day of trading will be January 25. This…
It has been confirmed by HMV that they have gone into administration. On 13 December 2012, [HMV] announced that as a result of current market trading conditions, the Company faced material uncertainties and that it…