HMV Finally closing down for good?
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It's in administration. It's already stopped lasting - this is what needs to happen to make it viable to come back out.
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never liked HMV anyway.
Aye, local enough to there anyway. It's almost like the town has been forgotten, the local Councillors don't seem to know the arses from their elbows. The borough council just sits and watches as the town empties, confident that someone wants to pay the extortionate rates.
The only reason to go into town now is to grab a bite to eat, or go to the cinema. The latter being a rarity due to cost at Vue.
I hear Aldershot is getting a make over a la Farnborough style though? Not seen it myself, but definitely long over due.
Camberley will probably get it's make over in 2-3 years when they pedestrianise the high street, least the empty shop fronts will look a little prettier.
The only makeover that would do Farnborough any good involves several hundred tonnes of bombs dropped from a squadron of B52s... although admittedly the arse end of the town is a bit better now they've torn it down and built a bloody great Sainsbury's on it.
Aldershot's makeover is pretty much an open air version of the Vue cinema complex in Camberley, mostly the same restaurants, a Cineworld cinema and a whopping great Morrisons round by the Police station... with a huge Tesco 5 minute's walk away. Town centre still seems to be alive though, on the 'plus' side
Fopp is owned by HMV so it makes no sense to have both when they can save costs and close one store down.
One less place to wander around when you're bored waiting in Heathrow airport it seems.
High Wycombe too, not entirely surprising but it's not even a particularly old store. Wonder what'll pop up in its place, probably another clothes shop, if there are even any that they don't have there yet.
High Wycombe too, not entirely surprising but it's not even a particularly old store. Wonder what'll pop up in its place, probably another clothes shop, if there are even any that they don't have there yet.
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When is Hilco going to buy up the remaining stores ?
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Lol.won't last long.there is no place for them on the high street, or at least they have a very limited amount of time left.no one buys a blu ray for £23 (which is what they are still selling the dictator for by the way (see earlier in the thread))
indeed. i recently went into local one because there were closing down stickers all over the place and they were still overcharging 50% on products sold in argos a few doors down the street. i can understand them not competing with online stores but if you're taking the **** that much against other bricks and mortar stores, you're ****ed.
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Went to drop into terminal 4 hmv to get some dvds for my trip and it was gone
Had been flying from Gatwick recently and was annoyed that there was no dvds there either!
Went to drop into terminal 4 hmv to get some dvds for my trip and it was gone
Had been flying from Gatwick recently and was annoyed that there was no dvds there either!