Hmv Beats Gloom with a Record Sales Boost ; Retail

Evening Standard - London › January 17, 2008

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HMV, the entertainment and Waterstone's book chain group, today shrugged off the doom and gloom on the High Street after its best Christmas ever.

Simon Fox, parachuted in from electricals chain Kesa and 10 months into his three-year turnaround plan, said: "It's been our best Christmas certainly since HMV floated on the stock market in 2002 and probably in our entire 86-year history.

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Hmv Beats Gloom with a Record Sales Boost ; Retail

"Games were very, very strong but we saw good growth across all categories including DVDs, books and even music." ...

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