HMV

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Sunrise_Records
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 2019
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:founded 1921
gptkbp:founder gptkb:The_Gramophone_Company
gptkbp:fullName His Master's Voice
gptkbp:hasShoppingCentre gptkb:Oxford_Street,_London
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:London,_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMV
gptkbp:industry music retail
gptkbp:logo Nipper the dog listening to a gramophone
gptkbp:mascot gptkb:Nipper_the_dog
gptkbp:notableBrand gptkb:Fopp
gptkbp:notableEvent entered administration in 2013
entered administration in 2018
gptkbp:notableFor influential in British music retail history
longest-running music retailer in the UK
selling music, films, and related merchandise
gptkbp:notableProduct exclusive vinyl editions
music memorabilia
signed albums
gptkbp:numberOfLocations over 100 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Sunrise_Records
gptkbp:reopenedFlagshipStore 2021
gptkbp:sells DVDs
Blu-rays
CDs
music merchandise
pop culture merchandise
vinyl records
gptkbp:slogan gptkb:Get_Closer
gptkb:The_Home_of_Entertainment
gptkbp:stockExchange formerly listed on London Stock Exchange
gptkbp:stockSymbol HMV.L (delisted)
gptkbp:storage gptkb:market
brick-and-mortar
gptkbp:website https://www.hmv.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oxford_Street
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4