Editing HMV (section)

===Hilco ownership (2013–2019)===
[[File:HMV Oxford Street by Alex Liivet.jpg|thumb|HMV reopened its original shop at 363 Oxford Street (previously Foot Locker until 2010) in October 2013. This shop was closed on 5 February 2019 following the purchase of HMV by Sunrise Records. The location was later turned into an American candy outlet in 2022, and was then finally reopened in November 2023.]]
On 5 April 2013, Hilco UK announced that it had acquired HMV, taking the company out of administration and saving 141 of its shops and around 2,500 jobs. The total included 25 shops that had previously been selected for closure by Deloitte during the administration process. All nine Fopp shops which HMV owned were also included in the purchase. The takeover deal was estimated at £50&nbsp;million.<ref name="Hilco" />

Following the purchase by Hilco UK, it was reported that the company was seeking to reduce the number of shop staff across the business, as part of an effort to save £7.8&nbsp;million on the wages budget. Shops would lose security staff, cashiers and supervisors, with managers required to provide cover.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ben Parfitt |date=15 April 2013 |title=Hilco to cut 400 jobs – report |url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/hilco-to-cut-400-hmv-jobs-report/0114090 |access-date=17 April 2013 |publisher=MCV}}</ref>

HMV launched a music download service in October 2013 (www.hmvdigital.com), provided by 7digital,<ref>{{Cite web |title=HMV |url=http://about.7digital.com/our-work/hmv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150427075534/http://about.7digital.com/our-work/hmv |archive-date=27 April 2015 |access-date=23 March 2015 |publisher=7digital}}</ref> which includes [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] apps.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Collins |first=Katie |date=17 October 2013 |title=HMV stages comeback with launch of digital download service and apps |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-10/17/hmv-digital-download-service |access-date=23 March 2015 |magazine=Wired}}</ref>

The company moved its flagship [[Oxford Street]] shop back to the original site at 363 Oxford Street on 23 October 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Howie |first=Michael |date=27 September 2013 |title=HMV to reopen legendary Oxford Street flagship shop |work=London Evening Standard |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/hmv-to-reopen-legendary-oxford-street-flagship-store-8843423.html |access-date=23 March 2015}}</ref> HMV's existing flagship shop at 150–154 Oxford Street, formerly the largest music shop in the world, closed on 14 January 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shaikh |first=Thair |date=14 January 2014 |title=HMV closes historic Oxford Street store |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/hmv-closes-historic-oxford-street-store-9056780.html |access-date=23 March 2015}}</ref>

By 2014, HMV had gained the second highest share of the UK entertainment market, behind [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]].<ref name="Ruddick">{{Cite news |last=Ruddick |first=Graham |date=4 August 2014 |title=HMV reclaims second place in entertainment market from Tesco |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11008951/HMV-reclaims-second-place-in-entertainment-market-from-Tesco.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11008951/HMV-reclaims-second-place-in-entertainment-market-from-Tesco.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=22 March 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The company's filing to [[Companies House]] in September 2014 revealed it had made a profit of £17&nbsp;million in the 11 months since it had entered administration.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marlow |first=Ben |date=27 September 2014 |title=HMV stages £17m comeback |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11125772/HMV-stages-17m-comeback.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11125772/HMV-stages-17m-comeback.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=22 March 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In January 2015, HMV overtook Amazon to become the largest retailer of physical music in the UK.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ruddick |first=Graham |date=16 January 2015 |title=HMV reclaims its position as Britain's biggest music retailer |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11348287/HMV-reclaims-its-position-as-Britains-biggest-music-retailer.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11348287/HMV-reclaims-its-position-as-Britains-biggest-music-retailer.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=23 March 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

HMV relaunched its online shop in June 2015, providing CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, and LP records for online order and home delivery with exclusive stock also available.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vizard |first=Sarah |date=18 June 2015 |title=HMV looks to bring high street experience online with new ecommerce site |url=https://www.marketingweek.com/2015/06/18/hmv-looks-to-bring-high-street-experience-online-with-new-ecommerce-site/ |access-date=20 January 2019 |work=Marketing Week}}</ref>

In June 2015, HMV relaunched an online shop to accompany its existing music download service.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stassen |first=Murray |date=22 June 2015 |title=HMV relaunches web store |url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/hmv-launches-web-store-again/062123 |access-date=5 July 2015 |work=Music Week}}</ref>

However, the originally safe shops of York, Soilhull, Portsmouth and Belfast shut.{{When|date=April 2025}}{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}