Historic UK music retailer HMV collapses due to digital surge


  • TECH
  • Monday, 31 Dec 2018

Pedestrians walk past a HMV store in central London on December 28, 2018. - British music retailer HMV, which was launched by English composer Edward Elgar in 1921, has collapsed into administration after weak Christmas sales and amid a declining market for CDs and DVDs, its owner said on December 28. (Photo by Niklas HALLE'N / AFP)

British music retailer HMV, which was launched by English composer Edward Elgar in 1921 and helped propel the Beatles to fame, collapsed into administration on Friday as consumers switch to digital streaming in droves. 

His Master's Voice (HMV), which is known worldwide for its iconic logo showing a dog listening to a record player, is the last major music retailer in Britain and has been suffering for years from the decline in physical sales of CDs and DVDs. 

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