HMV's 旗艦 支店 is CLOSED after almost 100 years on Oxford Street: 無益な 蓄える／店 is の中で 27 axed after Canadian retailer Sunrise 記録，記録的な／記録するs buys music 巨大（な） with 1,500 職業s saved

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HMV has 発表するd its 旗艦 Oxford Street 蓄える／店 has been の近くにd - almost 100 years after the company first opened on London's busiest shopping （土地などの）細長い一片.

The music 商売／仕事 has been bought out of 行政 by Canadian retailer Sunrise 記録，記録的な／記録するs - but?27 蓄える／店s will の近くに with 即座の 影響, resulting in 455 redundancies.

Sunrise, which is owned by music mogul Doug Putman, will keep open 100 蓄える／店s across the UK, 安全な・保証するing the 未来 of 1,487 蓄える／店 staff.?

The Oxford Street 蓄える／店 is shut 永久的に today - HMV first opened on the shopping street in 1921.?

HMV, whose 旗艦 蓄える／店 is in Oxford Street, London, has today been bought out of 行政 by Canadian retailer Sunrise 記録，記録的な／記録するs

Sunrise boss Mr Putman said: 'We are delighted to acquire the most iconic music and entertainment 商売／仕事 in the UK and 追加する nearly 1,500 従業員s to our growing team.

'By catering to music and entertainment lovers, we are incredibly excited about the 適切な時期 to engage 顧客s with a diverse 範囲 of physical 判型 content and replicate our success in Canada'.

Sports Direct 億万長者 マイク Ashley had been 争う to take over the music chain but lost out.?

'We know the physical マスコミ 商売／仕事 is here to stay and we 大いに 高く評価する／（相場などが）上がる all the support from the 供給者s, landlords, 従業員s and, most importantly, our 顧客s.'

HMV became the first high street 死傷者 after Christmas when its then owner Hilco called in 法人組織の／企業の undertakers in December.

It was the second time HMV has 崩壊（する）d in 最近の years, having とじ込み／提出するd for 行政 in 2013.

HMV, short for His Master's 発言する／表明する, has had a 蓄える／店 in or around Oxford Stre et since the 1920s. （人が）群がるs are pictured outside the 蓄える／店 in 1955

The likes of Poundworld, Toys'R'Us and Maplin all went 破産した／（警察が）手入れする last year まっただ中に 残虐な 貿易（する）ing, while heavyweights 示すs & Spencer and Debenhams 発表するd 計画（する）s to shutter hundreds of 蓄える／店s.

Several others - 含むing Superdry, Carpetright and Card Factory - have all 問題／発行するd 利益（をあげる） 警告s.

Doug Putman's Canadian company has bought 100 HMV 蓄える／店s across the country

Will Wright, partner at KPMG and 共同の 行政官／管理者, said: 'We are pleased to 確認する this sale which, after a コンビナート／複合体 過程, 安全な・保証するs the continued 貿易（する）ing of the 大多数 of the 商売／仕事.

'Our 即座の 関心 is now to support those 従業員s that have unfortunately been made redundant.'

Neil Gostelow, partner at KPMG and 共同の 行政官／管理者, 追加するd: 'We are 感謝する for the support of all 重要な stakeholders 含むing the 供給者s whose support throughout this 過程 has been 重要な in 安全な・保証するing this sale.'

小売 大君 マイク Ashley had 需要・要求するd HMV’s landlords give him six months of 解放する／自由な rent if he took over the 崩壊（する）d music chain.

Ashley wrote to HMV’s landlords requesting the rent holiday as part of his 取引，協定 to take over the company.?

He was one of several parties to put in a formal 申し込む／申し出 with KPMG, which was in 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 of HMV’s 行政, before a 最終期限 of January 15.

The 54-year-old Sports Direct 創立者 has already bought Evans Cycles and House of Fraser in 削減（する）-price 取引，協定s within the last six months.

憶測 was 開始するing that he was plotting a 合併 between HMV and Game 数字表示式の, in which he has a more than 25pc 火刑／賭ける.?

The demise of HMV を強調するd the 危機 gripping the High Street as 会社／堅いs 直面する rising costs, 手足を不自由にする／（物事を）損なうing 商売／仕事 率s 法案s and 猛烈な／残忍な 競争 from online 競争相手s.