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1. Business - Money - HMV

   His master's voucher: HMV exposes the risks of holding gift certificates

   Posted Jan 21st 2013, 12:00am by TIFFANY AP

   ... Business Money Spending HMV Tiffany Ap tiffany.ap@scmp.com Recently Money Post wrote about the terrible value of gift vouchers ("Bottom of the deck", December 31). We were surprised, however, to see our views so quickly validated by news that music retailer HMV is under administration, a form of bankruptcy. As reported, staff initially told customers they were ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/money/spending/article/1131051/his-masters-voucher-hmv-exposes-risks-holding-gift
2. Comment - Insight & Opinion - A BAD WEEK FOR ...

   A bad week for ..., January 20, 2013

   Posted Jan 20th 2013, 12:00am

   ... Comment Insight & Opinion HMV HMV The British chain, one of Hong Kong's biggest music, DVD and game retailers, went into administration in a last-ditch effort to prevent collapse as it risked breaching its bank loan agreements. The financial problems could affect 4,350 staff worldwide - but there were bargains galore for local shoppers, with DVD prices slashed to as little ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1131826/bad-week-january-20-2013
3. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Video stores left behind on the digital highway

   Posted Jan 17th 2013, 12:00am

   ... an endangered species, if not a breed on the verge of extinction. Uncertainty hanging over the financially troubled British chain HMV's six local stores says all about how times have changed. HMV ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1129727/video-stores-left-behind-digital-highway
4. Business - Companies

   Staff ‘live-tweet’ sackings at British retailer HMV

   Posted Feb 01st 2013, 10:30am by AFP

   ... Business Companies News World HMV Group Agence France-Presse in London Staff at collapsed British music retailer HMV hijacked the company’s official Twitter account to warn they were being sacked en masse. The tweets were swiftly deleted but within minutes, administrators Deloitte confirmed 190 redundancies had been made across HMV’s head office and distribution network ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1140904/staff-live-tweet-sackings-british-retailer-hmv
5. News - Hong Kong - RETAIL

   Big blow to local music business if Hong Kong HMV stores close (video)

   Posted Jan 17th 2013, 12:00am by Amy Nip

   ... administration, a form of bankruptcy, and it remains unclear what will happen to its six branches in Hong Kong. According to the Companies Registry, Britain-based HMV Group directly controls HMV Hong Kong ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1129622/big-blow-local-music-business-if-hong-kong-hmv-stores-close-video
6. News - Hong Kong - RETAIL

   Future of Hong Kong's six HMV stores in balance as it calls in administrators

   Posted Jan 16th 2013, 12:00am by Stuart Lau, AMY NIP AND JOANNA CHIU

   ... in circulation, with staff telling customers in Hong Kong that these would remain valid only "until yesterday". Gary Luk, of the marketing department of HMV Hong Kong, said the local office had ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1128958/future-hong-kongs-six-hmv-stores-balance-it-calls-administrators
7. News - World - BRITAIN

   Elton John has a surprise in store to rescue HMV

   Posted Feb 21st 2013, 12:00am by GDN

   ... Joseph, the chief executive of Universal UK, to which John is signed, said: "We've got lot of artist support for HMV. Last week one of our biggest global superstars said, why don't ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1154780/elton-john-has-surprise-store-rescue-hmv
8. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Why it's hard to mourn the loss of HMV

   Posted Jan 22nd 2013, 12:00am by Peter Kammerer

   ... Comment Insight & Opinion HMV Entertainment Music Peter Kammerer Peter Kammerer's sadness on hearing of HMV's troubles soon changes as he realises that the music stores he loved are already gone Like a vulture, I swooped through the doors of the HMV shop, ready to devour any clearance specials that might be on offer. Alas, my presumption that the British ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1133106/why-its-hard-mourn-loss-hmv
9. Business - THE WEEK EXPLAINED

   New owner AID hopes there may be life in the old HMV dog yet

   Posted Mar 18th 2013, 12:00am by Stephen Vines

   ... Business HMV AID Partners Kelvin Wu Stephen Vines The music shop looks like a fading business model, but the new owner of HMV stores in Hong Kong clearly has a survival plan Kelvin Wu and his colleagues at AID Partners were quick to identify the potential of acquiring the Hong Kong and Singapore shops of the failed music and video retailer HMV. Like other entrepreneurs, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/article/1193238/new-owner-aid-hopes-there-may-be-life-old-hmv-dog-yet
10. Business - Companies - ACQUISITIONS

    Buyout firm snaps up HMV Hong Kong for a song

    Posted Mar 01st 2013, 12:00am by Ray Chan

    ... Business Companies HMV AID Partners Capital Acquisition Ray Chan ray.utchan@scmp.com Hong Kong-based buyout firm focusing on the entertainment buys HMV's businesses in Hong Kong and Singapore AID Partners Capital, a Hong Kong-based buyout firm focusing on the entertainment and media industry, has bought HMV's businesses in Hong Kong and Singapore as well as operating ...

    http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1163812/buyout-firm-snaps-hmv-hong-kong-song

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