Madonna and me Click to buy Vinyl dealers 'Where I get my music' HMV blamed the harsh winter weather and "challenging trading conditions" for a downturn in profits Continue reading the main story Related stories Can HMV learn from global trends? In the same week HMV announced it was to close 40 of its UK stores, the BPI - which represents UK record labels - said music sales had fallen for the sixth consecutive year. Yet downloading is on the up, dominating single sales and showing a dramatic increase in album sales. Does the closure of many of HMV's stores, plus the collapse of chains like Zavvi, Tower Records and Virgin Megastore, spell the end of the high street music store? You gave us...
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