Merry Sales Tune From Hmv As Rivals Hit Flat Note

Evening Standard - London › January 15, 2004

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HMV EMERGED as the clear winner in the Christmas battle for entertainment sales, showing a clean pair of heels to all its High Street rivals - and notably to WH Smith, which was forced to issue a profits warning two weeks ago.

HMV, which embraces the music and DVD chain as well as bookshops group Waterstone's, said like-for-like sales rose by 3% and actual sales by 6.6% in the five weeks to 3 January.

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Merry Sales Tune From Hmv As Rivals Hit Flat Note

WH Smith had flat sales in the run-up to Christma...

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