HMV Retail Ltd.
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HMV is an international music and entertainment retailer, founded in London, England in 1921. The brand is owned by Hilco Capital and operated by Sunrise Records, except in Japan, where it is owned and operated by Lawson.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Sunrise Records and Entertainment Limited / Lawson Entertainment, Inc.
- Company.logo_caption
- Logo used since 2007
- Company.industry
- Entertainment retailer
- Company.products
- Musicfilmtelevisionmerchandisetechnologyvideo gamesbooks
- Company.owner
- Sunrise Records (United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Canada and the Netherlands)Lawson (Japan)
- Company.area_served
- United KingdomBelgiumCanadaIrelandNetherlandsJapan (Lawson)
- Company.subsid
- Fopp (UK)
- Company.image
- The HMV Shop, Trinity Walk, Wakefield, West Yorkshire (3rd December 2022).jpg
- Company.image_caption
- The exterior of a HMV location at Trinity Walk in Wakefield
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.location
- London, England Tokyo, Japan (Lawson)
- Company.key_people
- Philip Halliday (managing director) Toru Noguchi (president and director, Japan)
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- record label
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Headquarters
- London
- Official website
- www.hmv.com
- Image
- His Master's Voice EG 962.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
25 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- Expansion
- Flotation
- Acquisitions
- Administration (2013)
- Hilco ownership (2013–2019)
- Sunrise ownership (2019–present)
- COVID-19 pandemic and 100th birthday (2020–2021)
- International operations
- Belgium (2023–present)
- Canada (1986–2017, 2024–present)
- Ireland (1986–2016, 2023–present)
- Netherlands (2025–present)
- Japan (1990–present)
- Defunct international operations
- Australia (1989–2010)
- France (1990s)
- Germany (1990s–2000s)
- Hong Kong and Singapore (1990s–2010s)
- Qatar (2015–2022)
- United States (1990s–2004)
- See also
- References
- External links
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