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 HMV logo used at physical shops since 2021, featuring Nipper and the gramophone | |
.jpg) The HMV Shop at Trinity Walk in Wakefield | |
| HMV | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Music & film retail |
| Founded | 20 July 1921 |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
Number of locations | 119 shops (as of April 2023[update]) |
Area served | United Kingdom Ireland Belgium Japan Canada |
Key people |
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| Products | Music film television merchandise technology video games books |
| Owner | Sunrise Records (United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland and Belgium)[a] Lawson (Japan) |
Number of employees | 1,600 (as of 2019[update])[1] |
| Subsidiaries | Fopp |
| Website | www |
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HMV is a music and entertainment retailer, founded in the United Kingdom in 1921. In most of the world, the brand is owned by JD Sports and operated by Sunrise Records, except in Japan, where it is owned and operated by Lawson.
The retailer's acronym stands for His Master's Voice, the title of a painting by Francis Barraud of Nipper listening to a phonograph.[2]
The retailer was opened by the Gramophone Company on London's Oxford Street in 1921.[3] In 1998, it was divested from EMI (successor to the Gramophone Company), to form what would become HMV Group plc.[4] In August 2007, HMV bought rival retailer, Fopp.[5] In April 2013, HMV was bought by Hilco UK for an estimated £50 million after falling into administration.[6] In February 2019, JD Sports acquired the HMV brand,[7] with the Canadian retailer Sunrise Records operating the HMV shops under license.[citation needed] The brand also exists in Japan, but under separate ownership.[8]
As of February 2024, the brand currently operates in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan and Belgium, as well as operating concessions at Toys "R" Us locations in Canada.[9]
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- ^ "Sunrise Records Chief Doug Putman Talks Rescuing UK's HMV Music Chain, Plans to Bring It Profitable". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "EMI: A Brief History". BBC News. 24 January 2000. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
- ^ Holden, Jake (23 November 2023). "HMV to return to its iconic Oxford Street location after four-year closure". My London. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Barlow, Alastair (29 January 2020). "HMV's top dog could be in the kennels once again". AccountingWEB. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Allen, Katie (1 August 2007). "Fopp lives again after HMV buys six shops and online operation". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "HMV is sold to Hilco in rescue deal". BBC News. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Trade mark number UK00002460933 - Event history". trademarks.ipo.gov.uk. Intellectual Property Office. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
Full Assignment RC000162070 received on date 06/10/2020 has been recorded, resulting to the change of ownership from HMV (Brands) Limited (id: 588693, country: GB) to JD Sports Fashion Plc (id: 30760, company number: 01888425, country: GB). The effective date of assignment is 22/02/2019.
- ^ Inc, Lawson Entertainment. "HMV&BOOKS online: Online Shopping & Information Site for Books/ Music/ DVD/ Blu-ray/ Games/ Goods [English Site]". www.hmv.co.jp. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Deschamps, Tara (1 February 2024). "Entertainment brand HMV making comeback through Toys "R" Us locations". The Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario. Retrieved 13 June 2024.