Despite long odds, a Canadian businessman has turned bankrupt HMV UK profitable
When HMV collapsed under a mountain of debt, everyone rightly believed that it was the end of a record store
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Sunrise Records
Sunrise Records just bought Toys R Us Canada
Doug Putman continues to be on a roll. First, he bought up most of the leases of HMV Canada and
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 920: The history of the record store
Before we begin, I am very aware that there are many people who have never, ever set foot in a
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Random music news for Saturday, June 13, 2020
First, a message from Snoop Dogg: Snoop Dogg has a word for Donald Trump supporters pic.twitter.com/gjxfL9GDjf — XXL Magazine (@XXL)
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Canada’s Sunrise Records just got bigger by buying a big American company.
Doug Putnam, the owner of Canada’s Sunrise Records, is certainly ambitious. After buying the leases of more than 70 HMV
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Random music news for Thursday, October 24, 2019
If I hear the term “quid pro quo” again today, I think my brain will explode. There will be none
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Random music news for Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Meet the new boss/Same as the old boss. Music news, however, keeps changing. Here’s what I’ve got for October 22,
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The next phase of Canada’s rescue plan for HMV UK has begun with the opening of a new superstore
At the height of its powers, HMV had more than 300 stores in the UK. That all came apart a
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Now that a Canadian is in charge, HMV UK is about to get bigger.
The reason HMV still exists in the UK is because the financially-distressed chain was rescued by Doug Putnam, the head
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Canadian company to help British indie acts break through in the UK
Remember how Canada’s Sunrise Records bought what was left of the bankrupt HMV chain in the UK? The next stage
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Random music news for Monday, February 11, 2019
I still can’t get over this Jeff Bezos vs. The National Enquirer thing, especially when you distill it down to
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