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HMV’s fate to be sealed by 15 January
HMV’s administrator has given potential buyers until tomorrow (15 January) to make a bid to rescue the music retailer.
The company, which employs 2,200 people, called in administrators from KPMG just after Christmas, blaming a “tsunami of challenges” for its “extremely weak” festive trading.
Several approaches to save the retailer have already been made, according to Sky News.
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