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HMV

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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Founded
20 July 1921; 105 years ago (20 July 1921)
Industry
Entertainment retailer
Owner
Sunrise Records (United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Canada and the Netherlands)[a] Lawson (Japan)
Headquarters
London, England Tokyo, Japan (Lawson)
Area served
United Kingdom Belgium Canada Ireland Netherlands Japan (Lawson)
Key people
Philip Halliday (managing director) Toru Noguchi (president and director, Japan)

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HMV

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Edges136
Triples263
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014599
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HMV

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related to Australia (1989–2010) · 26
HMV → ARIA Charts Store, Australia, Australian, Brisbane's, By, CDs, Chaos, Chatswood, Festival Mushroom, Festival Mushroom Records, Festival Mushroom's, HMV Australia, In, In March, It, Leading Edge Music, Melbourne's Bourke Street Mall, Parramatta, Pitt Street Mall, Queen Street Mall
related to Canada (1986–2017, 2024–present) · 26
HMV → Backstreet Boys, Canada, D'Angelo, Edward Street, EMI, EMI Music Canada, Foxy Brown, Green Day, Guns N' Roses, His Master's Voice, HMV Canada's, Hot Music Values, However, In, Mister Sound, Nipper, NSYNC, Puff Daddy, Ramones, RCA
related to Sunrise ownership (2019–present) · 20
HMV → Canada, Canadian, Company, December, Doug Putman, February, Fopp, Hilco UK, HMV Canada, HMV Retail Ltd, LPs, Most, On, Ontario-based, Oxford Street, Putman, Sunrise, Sunrise Records, Sunrise's, We'll
related to Hong Kong and Singapore (1990s–2010s) · 19
HMV → CityLink, Following, Gloucester Road, Gramophone, Hankow Road, HMV's, Hong Kong, In, In Singapore, Marina Square, Peking Road, Singapore, Somerset, T-shirts, That CD Shop, The Heeren, The Tsim Sha Tsui, Tower Records, Windsor House
related to Qatar (2015–2022) · 19
HMV → Al Mana Lifestyle, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, However, In July, Kuwait, Middle East, Morocco, Oman, Palm Green Capital Limited, Qatar, Qatar's Al Mirqab, Qatar-based, The Al Mana Lifestyle, There, Trading, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates
related to Acquisitions · 17
HMV → All, CEO Simon Fox, Christmas, Fopp, HMV Group, HMV's, In, In March, July HMV, June, March, May, On, Ottakar's, The, The Competition Commission, Waterstones
related to Administration (2013) · 16
HMV → Customs, Deloitte, Gift, Hilco, Hilco UK, HM Revenue, HMV Group, HMV's, It, January, Lloyds Banking Group, On, Restructuring, Scotland, The Royal Bank, UK
related to Expansion · 16
HMV → Bob Geldof, Growth, In, It, Lexington, London, Michael Hutchence, New York City, North America, Our Price, Oxford Street, Subsequently, The, Throughout, UK, Virgin Megastores
related to Japan (1990–present) · 16
HMV → As, Canadian, DSM Investment Catorce, EMI, His Master's Voice, HMV Group, HMV Japan, HMV Japan's, In, In July, Japan, JVC, RCA Records, Since JVC Kenwood Holdings, The, Victor Entertainment
related to United States (1990s–2004) · 16
HMV → Canada, East Coast, EMI, FYE, His Master's Voice, In, Manhattan, Nipper, November, RCA, Similar, The, Though, Tower Records, United States, Virgin Megastores

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shops shop company music hilco announced records sunrise would canada street group capital february 2013 also retailer closed million uk

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
HMVArea servedUnited Kingdom Belgium Canada Ireland Netherlands Japan (Lawson)1.00infobox
HMVFounded20 July 1921; 105 years ago (20 July 1921)1.00infobox
HMVHeadquartersLondon, England Tokyo, Japan (Lawson)1.00infobox
HMVIndustryEntertainment retailer1.00infobox
HMVKey peoplePhilip Halliday (managing director) Toru Noguchi (president and director, Japan)1.00infobox
HMVOwnerSunrise Records (United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Canada and the Netherlands)[a] Lawson (Japan)1.00infobox
HMVProductsMusic film television merchandise technology video games books1.00infobox
HMVSubsidiariesFopp (UK)1.00infobox
HMVTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
HMVWebsitewww.hmv.com1.00infobox
HMVis ainternational music and entertainment retailer0.90text
Tower Recordsinstance ofinitials by themselves.HMV in the U.S. faced significant competition from rivals0.80text

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