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Old 31st Dec 2018, 9:47 pm   #47
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Default Re: HMV in administration.

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Originally Posted by Grubhead View Post
I'm surprised though that the stores are closing, since the growth of vinyl. I would have thought that people would have bought that at shops, rather than risk it in the post. But perhaps not?
Total UK vinyl sales for 2017 £25 million, HMV revenue for 2016 £300 million. Vinyl is growing in popularity, but even if HMV had owned the entire market - and they must have been a very long way from doing that - it's not a large enough market to do much towards keeping them afloat.

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