Forum Posts: 36 | Comment #1 by JT Gregory Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 09:09:18 AM | |
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Forum Posts: 5 | Comment #2 by SupaDupaReaps Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 09:11:45 AM | |
| Their prices will still be higher than the supermarkets and online so people won't be buying new releases from hmv |
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Forum Posts: 10 | Comment #3 by kaiyo penguin Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 09:16:26 AM | |
| yeah i gotta agree with #2 think i would rather shop online from now on. |
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Forum Posts: 37 | Comment #4 by thenewpeter Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 09:18:46 AM | |
| We're still going to lose HMV no matter what happens unless the price's are permanently dropped. Or who knows, maybe it'll hang on by the skin of it's teeth the way Game did... |
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Forum Posts: 878 | Comment #5 by TacticalTodger Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 09:30:46 AM | |
| I don't get the logic of this the reason they're in such a mess is high prices and yet they rack more stock to sell at high prices = more loss? |
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Forum Posts: 303 | Comment #6 by Rickmassacre Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 09:34:19 AM | |
When will the giants learn.
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Forum Posts: 463 | Comment #7 by francisrossi Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 09:36:43 AM | |
| Doesn't really bother me now, as I'll have to go out of my way to actually get to an HMV. |
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Forum Posts: 96 | Comment #8 by Slim Shady Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 09:45:21 AM | |
| What the fuck is hmv??????? |
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Forum Posts: 2982 | Comment #9 by DecadentBeaver Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 09:48:58 AM | |
| I prefer to use independent stores if I can, especially for DVD's. I've not bought in HMV for 2 years and a good 8 years before that. I like to shop around and find the best price. Maybe they can pick the pieces up and get themselves back on track. Be a s game if they do go as many big name high street stores have closed in recent years. My town is now full of pubs and charity shops and the odd bank. |
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Forum Posts: 24 | Comment #10 by sargey Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 09:50:02 AM | |
| We won't loose HMV. The movie and music industry can't afford not to have a dedicated shop on the high street. Yes, they will have to change their business model, but no, they won't be disappearing from the high street just yet. |
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Forum Posts: 30 | Comment #11 by Astrex Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 09:55:11 AM | |
| fuck HMV! |
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Forum Posts: 45 | Comment #12 by cursednaruto Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 10:00:11 AM | |
| Skyfall pricefall lol hmv not gonna drop the price |
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Forum Posts: 96 | Comment #13 by LeafRaider Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 10:13:46 AM | |
| @10 They can and will, the physical market for the entertainment industry is dying with people preferring to purchase online. The only place it seems to be doing okay is in supermarkets where they can run low profit margins and benefit from economies of scale. As a few people have said the only way they will survive is if they manage to get their prices competitive because as it stands they are failing to do so. |
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Forum Posts: 5 | Comment #14 by Kezijin Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 10:26:16 AM | |
HMV will survive because there are enough people who won't shop around for cheaper options and someone will invest in them knowing this.
I don't buy from HMV and haven't for a long time because their prices are so high. I'm surprised it's taken so long for the administrators to be called in |
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Forum Posts: 389 | Comment #15 by E10phoenix Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 10:41:31 AM | |
| Tbh, the only way these shops will survive is if they sell their products at a cheaper price... |
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Forum Posts: 45 | Comment #16 by TheyCallMeNooTs Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 10:41:43 AM | |
| too over priced, games that drop after a couple months everywhere else are still full retail there, no thanks hmv, continue dying |
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Forum Posts: 14 | Comment #17 by Curnybop Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 12:04:49 PM | |
I don't think any of you are talking any sense. I worked for HMV for a few years and the prices of new release games and DVDS were always competitive on launch day. New titles selling for £35-£40 the same as the online prices you get online.
New DVD releases regularly are £10 for the first week then rise a few quid, the same goes for Blu Rays that release as low as £12 for the first week. Don't think you know it all just because you pop your head in once every few months, if you paid regular visits then you will notice they do and quite a lot of the times try to compete, especially the past two years.
Battlefield, Fifa 12, Uncharted 3 at the time were constantly in the £25-£30 range every couple of months when I worked there as they rotate sales, you just have to look out for sales once in a while instead of walking on past, or entering a store once or twice a year. Do your research. |
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Forum Posts: 1007 | Comment #18 by daviduk2000 Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 12:15:53 PM | |
@17. I hate HMV because of their apawling prices on old stuff.
I agree they have an occasional good deal. And that there new releases are sometime on par with other prices and occasionally cheaper but usually £5 more expensive.
But I got to 4 different stores between Edinburgh and Glasgow and everytime I look for an old album or game it's crazy CDs often as high as £15 which have been out for 5+years
Last year they were selling blue dragon for £49.99. Among other oldies. Games rarely even release at that price it's bullshit.
However I got kill zone special Ediiob with the mask for £40 a few months after release.
And it's not because I don't look often enough I got to HMV and spend up to an hour looking around 1-2 times per week. |
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Forum Posts: 104 | Comment #19 by A 7thProduction Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 12:18:53 PM | |
| #17 is correct. I do not have a local HMV but whenever I visit a town/city which has I always have a look in HMV. They have competitive prices and sometimes some bloody nice deals! As a HUGE James Bond fan and yet add Bond 23 to my collection I will purchase it from HMV. I normally prefer to purchase it in store but I can make an exception. ^^ |
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Forum Posts: 12 | Comment #20 by PledgedZebra4 Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 06:16:44 PM | |
| I hope HMV do go out of business. Last year I was browsing the TV box sets and saw Friends Season 1-10 with a sticker on the box saying "Was £79 now £49". Doing my shopping at Tesco that night, what should I see? Friends Season 1-10 recommended retail price £49 reduced to £39. What HMV did is not only dishonest, it's probably illegal. Karma's a bitch, you soon to be unemployed bastards. |
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Forum Posts: 59 | Comment #21 by Islandweller Friday, February 15, 2013 @ 07:35:02 PM | |
| I wish Woolworths was still around on the high street |
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Forum Posts: 1 | Comment #22 by humveebear Saturday, February 16, 2013 @ 10:04:55 AM | |
| @20 Peculiar because if you look at Amazon now it is £60. I guess they deserve to go out of business as well? Looking online a lot of sites list the RRP as £100, not sure where you saw it listed as £50? RRPs are pointless anyway; they always fluctuate and you can always find stuff cheaper. |
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Forum Posts: 136 | Comment #23 by Suplemental Saturday, February 16, 2013 @ 10:30:04 AM | |
| HMV Sucks tbh. |
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Forum Posts: 11 | Comment #24 by XV84 Saturday, February 16, 2013 @ 03:28:48 PM | |
Used to work for them. Were horrible to work for, would raise there prices sneakily after 2 weeks. Always have back catalogue titles worth a fortune and always laughed when the other stores closed down and were doing bad cause they were that smug and competitive. Really thought they were "Top Dog".
No sympathy at all, huge slap of karma! If you're going to be the stuck up pricey bad guy on the high street you are going to loose customers, especially when they said the digital market was no competition when I Tunes came about. |
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