Rummy Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Might be me being cynical, but why didn't these companies get involved much sooner? CD prices have been too high for years. Because that's exactly how they liked it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) So gift cards are apparently coming back tomorrow. Spending mine ASAP. Source. Edited January 21, 2013 by Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James McGeachie Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thank fuck. I was annoyed as I had an £8 one that I got for returning a friend's christmas present (he had the movie already). It isn't much, but it was just really bad timing. I wonder how many people will be flooding the shops tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Bets HMV will be hiking the prices up to make bank on everyone rushing to spend their gift cards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 So it would seem HMV is closer to being saved, which is nice. At least for the time being anyway, and for those that threw away the giftcards. Well i hope the rubbish hasn't gone out yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Fopp are accepting theirs as of tomorrow as well Although I have no idea what I'm going to spend £70 on... I wish they did Kindles. I feel that getting blu-rays is pointless as I'm trying to slim down on physical stuff. Maybe some speakers or headphones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Hilco takes control of HMV The owners of HMV Canada seem likely to take over HMV having bought the debt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikah Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Fopp are accepting theirs as of tomorrow as well Although I have no idea what I'm going to spend £70 on... I wish they did Kindles. I feel that getting blu-rays is pointless as I'm trying to slim down on physical stuff. Maybe some speakers or headphones. Wait a week and buy Ni No Kuni for PS3. Assuming they still get new stock of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 They don't do games at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokong Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 What happened with HMV in the UK? Was it saved then yeah? Stores are still open? The Irish stores were today confirmed to not be saved With 300 staff being made redundant Think the only similar type store we have here now are Golden Discs who just plan SUCK. Their music collection is pitiful, mainly only stocking pop and RnB with little or no Rock, Metal, Punk etc. Movies only on DVD with maybe 1 or 2 Blurays nothing like the selection HMV would have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramar Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 My local HMV is going to close. The only place left in town for CDs and DVDs will be CEX, now that That's Entertainment has also gone. Worrying times for the highstreet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganepark32 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Think they announced the closure of around 60 stores a few days ago but haven't given a closing date. The list of store shutting, though, was pretty shocking for up here. Think every HMV in Edinburgh is shutting, including the massive one on Princes Street which sucks massively as I love that store and the staff in there are great. The only upside is that FOPP is staying open which means I'll still be able to pick up the niche albums I want in there as they tend to stock them when HMV doesn't. If only they'd fire the staff in there and bring in the staff from the big HMV as that'd make buying stuff in there more tolerable than it is current as the staff in FOPP are miserable sods. But that's bad for the high street as apart from the rather small FOPP, there's only one other small indie music store I know of that sells CDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummy Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 What happened with HMV in the UK? Was it saved then yeah? Stores are still open? The Irish stores were today confirmed to not be saved With 300 staff being made redundant Think the only similar type store we have here now are Golden Discs who just plan SUCK. Their music collection is pitiful, mainly only stocking pop and RnB with little or no Rock, Metal, Punk etc. Movies only on DVD with maybe 1 or 2 Blurays nothing like the selection HMV would have. This lists the stores going I think? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/hmv-to-close-66-stores-8485064.html I'd already seen that my local's going, did pop in some time a week or two ago to see if they had anything cheap but still nothing decent on prices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 well that's ballymena left with supermarkets to buy music & games from.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh64 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 The one near me is closing, too. The CEX by us is tiny, I don't think it even sells CD's, but That's Entertainment opened recently, so there's still somewhere! (I'm in love with that shop anyway, so many corny CD's for just 99p) I went in the HMV closing down sale, some of the stuff on sale was still more expensive than in most shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 Are there any HMV's left in Scotland?. Bit harsh shutting 3 in Edinburgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 (edited) Little bump HMV are closing another 37 stores and another 464 jobs are set to go. Wonder which ones are going this time around? 37 more Stores Which are Ashford Basildon Bolton Cheltenham East Kilbride Enfield Folkestone Glasgow Argyle Gloucester Grimsby Hatfield Galleria Heathrow T5 Departure Level Heathrow Terminal 1 Heathrow Terminal 3 Heathrow Terminal 4 Hemel Hempstead High Wycombe Isle of Wight Lancaster Leadenhall Mansfield Middlesbrough Newbury Newcastle Silverlink Newport Nuneaton Redditch Salisbury Scarborough Southport Stafford Staines Stockport Swindon Taunton Torquay Woking Edited February 20, 2013 by Jimbob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 Last bump, i promise. It now seems HMV is saved, along with stores which were next in the firing line for closure News Report Good news for the high-street, for a while longer. And there is talk of re-opening a store in Dublin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinist Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 But my local HMV just closed down yesterday b00h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Last bump, i promise. It now seems HMV is saved, along with stores which were next in the firing line for closure News Report Good news for the high-street, for a while longer. And there is talk of re-opening a store in Dublin. I don't wanna be a doomsayer as such but I don't think that this buy out is going to see HMV rise into some glorious new era. So Hilco....who bought HMV Canada when HMV UK decided to cut their loses and shed the international part of their business have now bought the struggling original parent company, what a fall from grace. Hilco have already come out and said they will follow their successful business practices abroad. Let me tell you what that means...it does mean more space given to an extensive music back catalogue and cheaper CDs (in some cases). (Over here there are still better options for DVDs I feel but they do still carry their usual promotions) So far so good....now every mid to small sized store I've visited here no longer sells videogames.... I'm not quite sure when this switch over happened but I know they were selling them Summer 2011 and now they no longer do. Instead they've been replaced with walls of high end headphones and low end merchandise. I'm talking bobbleheads, mugs, glasses, novelty aprons, ice cube holders etc.... I mean if it's profitable for them then hey go for it but I don't think it's better for us a gamers. Especially with HMV having done pretty good bundles down the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 I don't wanna be a doomsayer as such but I don't think that this buy out is going to see HMV rise into some glorious new era. So Hilco....who bought HMV Canada when HMV UK decided to cut their loses and shed the international part of their business have now bought the struggling original parent company, what a fall from grace. Hilco have already come out and said they will follow their successful business practices abroad. Let me tell you what that means...it does mean more space given to an extensive music back catalogue and cheaper CDs (in some cases). (Over here there are still better options for DVDs I feel but they do still carry their usual promotions) So far so good....now every mid to small sized store I've visited here no longer sells videogames.... I'm not quite sure when this switch over happened but I know they were selling them Summer 2011 and now they no longer do. Instead they've been replaced with walls of high end headphones and low end merchandise. I'm talking bobbleheads, mugs, glasses, novelty aprons, ice cube holders etc.... I mean if it's profitable for them then hey go for it but I don't think it's better for us a gamers. Especially with HMV having done pretty good bundles down the years. Wouldn't the "no longer selling videogames" part be good for another high-street store *cough, GAME*. Obviously, having only 1 place on the street to go for games isn't the best option, but who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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