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No Rock And Roll Fun (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
With the wafer-thin excuse that 'you can play music on phones nowadays, you know...', HMV decides that it's actually a telephone business : HMV spokesperson, Gennaro Castaldo, said: ‘We’ve had so much interest in the music mobile area and are expanding our range. It has engaged with our customers and we feel that it's an opportunity to build on. Mobile will be one of the technological areas within...
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Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
ENTERTAINMENT retailer HMV today confirmed it was one of the high street winners from the past year, after a group-wide overhaul saw like-for-like sales lift 7.3 per cent.
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I am livid (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
I recently took advantage of a sale at HMV and purchased some DVDs for my collection. These included the box sets for BBC's Planet Earth and Blue Planet series, as I like watching a bit of nature on my big television with Dolby surround sound. It makes me feel like I am one [...]
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
HMV urged shoppers to “get closer” to films, music and video games in its pre-Christmas marketing campaign last year and that injunction appears to have paid off.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Music retailer HMV has shrugged off the misery on much of the high street to predict that full-year profits will be ahead of expectations, as sales in its gaming and technology division jump.
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Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Sales are up by 11.9 per cent at music and video retailer HMV and the group said profits for the year will be at the top end of expectations.HMV posted ...
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - HMV Group said it was confident full-year profits would be towards the top end of market expectations, driven by strong demand for computer games.
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ireland.com (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
HMV Group, the UK's largest music retailer, said revenue growth accelerated in the fiscal fourth quarter as a boom in video game sales helped the chain win back shoppers from supermarkets and online competitors.
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No Rock And Roll Fun (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Although helped more by the diminishing competition than anything else, HMV will today announce a small increase in sales over the last year. They had a 7% rise; although they managed this with only two of their chain having been turned into digital youth clubs, the company has decided to carry on rolling out their new-style stores.
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
U.K. stocks dropped on Friday, with banks under pressure as American International Group’s hefty loss eroded the view that the worst of the credit crisis was in the past, though retailers continued their recent rebound as HMV said it would beat analyst estimates.
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
HMV shares rise 4% after the retailer says it is confident that profits will be at the top end of expectations.
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ziomal.biz (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
HMV shares rise 4% after the retailer says it is confident that profits will be at the top end of expectations.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
HMV has shrugged off the effects of the consumer slowdown and the threat of the internet to post a sharp jump in sales over the last year
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
, Friday May 9 2008 About this article This article was first published on on Friday May 09 2008. It was last updated at 08:51 on May 09 2008. Photograph: NewscastHMV has shrugged off the effects of the consumer slowdown and the threat of the internet to post a sharp jump in sales over the last year.The high street chain pledged today to rollout more of its revamped stores aimed at the digital generation,...
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GamesIndustry.biz (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
CEO Fox says retailer's three-year plan is on track to turnaround business