So, it looks like HMV will survive in some form. Hilco have taken it over, paying less that the £175m debt that the company owed.
At least this means there will still be (some) record shops on (some) high streets. Now if only they would concentrate on music and stop trying to be a combination of a record shop and electrical shop. If I want cd's and dvds I'll go to HMV, if I want headphones and mp3 players, I'll go to a hi-fi shop, and if I want tablets, I'll go to a computer shop. Seriously, stick to what you're good at, music. Leave the computing (tablets) and audio equipment to the shops that specialise in those. You're supposed to be a record store, not a department store. Act like it.
At least this means there will still be (some) record shops on (some) high streets. Now if only they would concentrate on music and stop trying to be a combination of a record shop and electrical shop. If I want cd's and dvds I'll go to HMV, if I want headphones and mp3 players, I'll go to a hi-fi shop, and if I want tablets, I'll go to a computer shop. Seriously, stick to what you're good at, music. Leave the computing (tablets) and audio equipment to the shops that specialise in those. You're supposed to be a record store, not a department store. Act like it.
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