The Digital Entertainment and Retail Association (ERA) has appointed Lucie Caswell as chief innovation & government affairs officer, Music Week can reveal.
According to a statement, Caswell has been recruited ...
HMV has issued results for the 16 months to the end of May 2020, along with guidance about the impact of Covid-19 on the business.
The entertainment chain has been ...
HMV’s revival under new owner Doug Putman has taken a hit from the Covid-19 pandemic.
But with the entertainment chain now trading on the High Street again after the easing ...
Record shops will not be rushing to reopen this week despite easing of Covid-19 restrictions on the retail sector, Music Week has learned.
While some indie retailers confirmed that they ...
Music fans being “forced into certain directions” by direct-to-consumer marketing has been identified as one of the main threats facing the physical retail sector.
In the new issue of Music ...
In the new issue of Music Week we welcome Amazon Music UK director Paul Firth to our cover for an in-depth look at the retail giant’s streaming empire.
Since Amazon ...
The music industry is closely watching the proposed merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda for any potential impact on physical retail.
In the joint announcement on agreed terms, the two supermarkets ...
Sales of physical music have dropped by 5% for the 12-week period ending March 12 2017, according to a new report by Kantar Worldpanel.
The new data, which analyses physical ...
2016 has been a crucial year for HMV; arguably its most significant since it went into administration three and a half years ago. Alarm bells were ringing loud and clear ...
