It is a real shame, not only for the job losses, but with the stuff like sponsoring live venues and so on.
I do recall overhearing an HMV employee saying how he felt it was like working at Woolworths instead of a music store now, such was the range of products HMV felt compelled to diversify in to compete.
In their day, as a high street music retailer, they were pretty good I thought. A good range and decent prices.
There were three in Manchester City centre until not so long ago. Now there's one. Well, now there's probably none 8^(
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