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News The top traditional brand in the survey, HMV came fourth, behind Play.com, Amazon UK and QVC UK. Pure-play online retailers scored more highly on customer satisfaction than the web counterparts of traditional high-street... [02 Jan 2008]
Online cash payments on the cards?
News HMV is not alone in the retail sector in making it hard for the cash customers to purchase goods online. But when HMV ran an online promotion for the band McFly to its great surprise it failed to... [22 Oct 2007]
HMV spends £1.8m on voice services
News HMV Group has awarded AT Communications (ATC) Group a £1.8m contract to supply voice services for the next 24 months.silicon.com Retail & Leisure HMV has been undergoing a root and branch review of... [24 Sep 2007]
HMV adopts lean digital business strategy
News Music, video and games retailer HMV Group has set out its web 2.0 stall as part of an effort to offset flagging physical store sales, and which could also lead to redundancies in the IT department. The retailer, which... [28 Jun 2007]
HMV must refocus in face of digital world - analyst
News HMV needs to put more emphasis on DVDs, games, ringtones and other new media if it is to keep its stores going during a "realignment of the music industry", according to experts. Mark Mulligan, JupiterResearch VP, told... [11 Jan 2007]
Waterstone's calls time on Amazon love-in
News The HMV-owned book chain has used Amazon as its online channel since 2001, which meant it was effectively redirecting potential customers to Amazon. A HMV Group spokesman said on Wednesday: "The market... [11 May 2006]
HMV and Virgin to do digital battle in days
News Both HMV and Virgin have announced they are to open the doors of their music download services in early September, with HMV to launch on 5 September and Virgin Digital UK to launch this Friday. Virgin... [31 Aug 2005]
HMV tunes up downloads with Microsoft
News HMV on Wednesday announced plans to launch a digital music service next year, using software being developed by Microsoft. Music downloads from the service will be compatible with the Windows Media Audio standard and... [23 Dec 2004]
'Shoulder-surfing' chip and PIN fraud fear dismissed
News Major retailers already on board include Safeway, HMV, Shell and Selfridges. Fraud fears over the new chip and PIN credit and debit cards have been dismissed by APACS, the card payment body behind the programme. [08 Nov 2004]
UK online music gears up for a price war
News OD2, the online music shop which sells its technology on to resellers like HMV, has announced that it's clocked up its one-millionth download in the first quarter of this year and is showing earnings of over £1m too. [05 Apr 2004]
Microsoft music download suit resolved
News Last October, the small company sued a European division of Microsoft, along with the HMV Group, internet service provider Tiscali and digital music company On Demand Distribution (OD2), charging them with violation of a... [21 Jan 2004]
EMI plans 140,000 song online music sale
News Artists such as UK rockers David Bowie and Pink Floyd, as well as current darlings of the music scene Coldplay, are to be included in the service, which will be rolled out across the websites of 20 European distributors, including ISPs... [23 Apr 2003]
E-tailers creaking under the Christmas rush
News Amazon, HMV, Play and Borders all showed much faster response times. Some of the UK's leading e-tailers are failing to cope with the seasonal rush, with the websites of CD-Wow, Currys, Debenhams and Dixons all creaking... [09 Dec 2002]
Music lovers: Today is digital download day
News Stuart Rowe, ecommerce director at HMV, which is joining in with the venture, said: "It is only right that the industry takes all appropriate measures to protect its copyright and its artists' interests. [03 Oct 2002]
Kylie Minogue: All yours for £4.99 per month
News High street music retailer HMV is to launch a download service, giving users access to the hits of acts such as Kylie Minogue, The Beatles and Elvis Presley for a monthly fee of £4.99. According to a spokeswoman for OD2... [28 Aug 2002]
