February 15, 20196 yr I can see why they are not doing well. Went into the Birmingham store today and they hadn't put any new releases out and it was 12.30pm. When I enquired about Avrils new album they said they have a lot of stock out the back to get through and to try again tomorrow :nono: Edited February 15, 20196 yr by StephenN18
February 15, 20196 yr tbf that's because they've been in administration, new stock had been few and far between in HMV stores until now when it's obviously flowing through.
February 15, 20196 yr I can see why they are not doing well. Went into the Birmingham store today and they hadn't put any new releases out and it was 12.30pm. When I enquired about Avrils new album they said they have a lot of stock out the back to get through and to try again tomorrow :nono: Am I right in thinking Avril's album is on Sony?
February 15, 20196 yr I can see why they are not doing well. Went into the Birmingham store today and they hadn't put any new releases out and it was 12.30pm. When I enquired about Avrils new album they said they have a lot of stock out the back to get through and to try again tomorrow :nono: They had no deliveries for 1+ month whilst in administration and new supplier terms had to be agreed before they got new stock, now that has been sorted they are getting huge deliveries in - all should be back to normal in a few days.
February 17, 20196 yr I work at hmv, we were told that we weren’t getting any Warner supplied releases (Avril, Avantasia) until Monday so I imagine that’s the same nationwide.
February 19, 20196 yr Well, the HMV Meadowhall was one of the ones that should have been closing.. and did close down a a few days ago.. it opened this morning. Think the same thing has happened with a few other stores around the country?
February 19, 20196 yr Yeah they do seem to be re-opening some of their closed stores. They must of successfully renegotiated the rent costs.
February 20, 20196 yr I guess these re-openings show the owners last time were useless. If a store closing for a few days can drive down the rent surely they could have negotiated lower rates with the threat of closure for these stores. Still it is good news for physical music.
February 21, 20196 yr I guess these re-openings show the owners last time were useless. If a store closing for a few days can drive down the rent surely they could have negotiated lower rates with the threat of closure for these stores. Still it is good news for physical music. The last owners were only in it to make some quick money.
February 22, 20196 yr The Tunbridge Wells store is back open this morning according to HMV Tweets. Top marks to them for working on re-opening the closed stores instead of walking away!
March 21, 20196 yr Belfast's HMV store is once again under threat just over a month after it was taken over by Canadian music retailer Sunrise Records. The Donegall Arcade outlet was included in the portfolio of shops sold as part of a rescue deal with Doug Putman's firm at the start of February. But the Belfast Telegraph now understands that the potential closure of the last HMV in Northern Ireland is not linked to the music chain's administration, but instead stems from a failure to agree new terms with Donegall Arcade's landlord, Sports Direct. Just weeks after heaving a sigh of relief when Sunrise rescued their jobs, staff at HMV were yesterday left to erect prominent closing down signs in the windows of the city centre premises. Announcing to customers that 'Everything must go', staff informed shoppers that the store is earmarked for closure on April 28, or sooner if all the stock is sold. At this stage it appears unlikely that HMV will seek another premises in Belfast.
March 21, 20196 yr Suppose we should be glad Sports Direct didn't buy the whole chain then. I was about to say!
December 29, 20195 yr I’m guessing that HMV have had a terrible trading period in the lead up to Christmas :nocheer: They have announced the following stores are closing in January - Leeds, Grimsby, Plymouth, Worcester, Bury St Edmonds & Glasgow (Fopp). Edited December 29, 20195 yr by ___∆___
December 29, 20195 yr I was in HMV yesterday (Chester) hoping to get some vinyl but there was nothing I wanted in the sale unfortunately. In fact the dvds and blu rays literally looked like a jumble sale.
December 29, 20195 yr I find the same it's like an old brick a brac store nowadays. Haven't been to the sales yet but there was never a huge amount in it over Xmas, compared to 10-15 years ago when you wouldn't be able to move in the month before Xmas
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