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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.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMV | Area served | United Kingdom Belgium Canada Ireland Netherlands Japan (Lawson) | 1.00 | infobox |
| HMV | Founded | 20 July 1921; 105 years ago (20 July 1921) | 1.00 | infobox |
| HMV | Headquarters | London, England Tokyo, Japan (Lawson) | 1.00 | infobox |
| HMV | Industry | Entertainment retailer | 1.00 | infobox |
| HMV | Key people | Philip Halliday (managing director) Toru Noguchi (president and director, Japan) | 1.00 | infobox |
| HMV | Owner | Sunrise Records (United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Canada and the Netherlands)[a] Lawson (Japan) | 1.00 | infobox |
| HMV | Products | Music film television merchandise technology video games books | 1.00 | infobox |
| HMV | Subsidiaries | Fopp (UK) | 1.00 | infobox |
| HMV | Type | Subsidiary | 1.00 | infobox |
| HMV | Website | www.hmv.com | 1.00 | infobox |
| HMV | is a | international music and entertainment retailer | 0.90 | text |
| Tower Records | instance of | initials by themselves.HMV in the U.S. faced significant competition from rivals | 0.80 | text |
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