When the old man of entertainment vendors finally fell over a couple of weeks past, it was of no surprise to many of us who have walked through the doors of HMV over the last decade or so. If you have ever stood in the games section for more than a couple of seconds you will know that His Masters Voice was calling out over the top prices for a relatively small range of titles.
The administrators, Deloitte, have now confirmed that 66 stores will shut their doors in the very near future. Here is what administrator Nick Edwards told MCV today:
“As part of our ongoing review of HMV’s financial position, we have now completed a review of the store portfolio and have identified 66 loss making stores for closure”
“This step has been taken in order to enhance the prospects of securing the business’ future as a going concern”
“We continue to receive strong support from staff and are extremely grateful to them for their commitment during an understandably difficult period,” he added. “All other key stakeholders remain very supportive and I continue to be hopeful of securing a future for the restructured business.”
You can find the full list below. We would like to wish the 930 people losing their jobs all the luck in the world as they look for new employment.
Ashton Under Lyne
Barnsley
Bayswater
Bexleyheath
Birkenhead
Birmingham (The Fort)
Blackburn
Boston
Bournemouth (Castlepoint)
Bracknell
Burton Upon Trent
Camberley
Chesterfield
Croydon (Central)
Dumfries
Durham
Edinburgh (Fort Kinnaird)
Edinburgh (Gyle Centre)
Edinburgh (Ocean Terminal)
Edinburgh (St James)
Falkirk
Fulham
Glasgow (Braehead)
Glasgow (Fort)
Glasgow (Silverburn)
Huddersfield
Kirkcaldy
Leamington Spa
Leeds (White Rose)
Loughborough
Luton
Manchester (90 Market Square)
MoorGate
Orpington
Scunthorpe
South Shields
Speke Park
St Albans
St Helens
Stockton On Tees
Tamworth
Teeside
Teleford Resite
Trocadero
Wakefield
Walsall
Walton On Thames
Wandsworth
Warrington
Watford
Wellingborough
Wigan
Wood Green
Workington
Wrexham
NORTHERN IRELAND:
Ballymena
Belfast (Boucher Road)
Belfast (Forestside)
Coleraine
Craigavon
Derry
Lisburn
Newry
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