Article: Offer for Waterstone's dismissed by HMV Group - report.(Waterstone's Booksellers Ltd.)(Brief article)

Article: Waterstone's might be the weight that scuppers HMV: ...
Marketing Week;  May 9, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... sector of the retail market. Waterstone's has been the millstone ... per cent. The problems at Waterstone's are not entirely of HMV ... problems were exacerbated by HMV. Group chief executive Alan Giles ... chain, but the history of Waterstone's under HMV's ownership ...

Article: OFT refers acquisition by HMV Group PLC through ...
M2 Presswire;  December 6, 2005 ;     680 words ... ... UK Government: OFT refers acquisition by HMV Group PLC through Waterstone's PLC of Ottakar's PLC(C)1994-2005 ... today referred the anticipated acquisition by HMV Group plc through Waterstone's plc of Ottakar's plc to the Competition ...

Article: Anticipated acquisition of Ottakar's plc by HMV ...
M2 Presswire;  December 7, 2005 ;     595 words ... ... Anticipated acquisition of Ottakar's plc by HMV Group plc through Waterstone's plc -- Competition Commission invites ... anticipated acquisition of Ottakar's plc by HMV Group plc through Waterstone's plc to the Competition Commission (CC ...

Article: Sales trends for HMV Group and Waterstone's ...
M2 Best Books;  May 4, 2007 ;     599 words ... ... COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based retailer HMV Group, which owns the book chain Waterstone's, has reported sales ... sales fell 3.9%. Sales of Waterstone's in the full year decreased ... departments are being introduced in Waterstone's stores. He also said ...

Article: Syan awarded GBP4m+ managed services contract by HMV ...
Telecomworldwire;  September 6, 2007 ;     685 words ... ... services provider Syan with HMV Group, which incorporates ... HMV and UK bookseller Waterstone's. Syan said around ... being relocated from HMV Group's data centres in London ... applications for HMV and Waterstone's. Syan will also ...

Article: HMV Group now well set up for key seasonal sales; ...
The Birmingham Post (England);  December 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Music and books retailer HMV Group yesterday said it was well ... The retailer, which runs Waterstone's bookstores as well as ... Ireland and 1.4 per cent at Waterstone's. This compared with group ... HMV UK and 2.7 per cent at Waterstone's. Mr Fox said that music ...

Article: HMV Group plc
International Directory of Company Histories;      700+ words ... ... featuring Nipper the dog, HMV Group plc is one of the United Kingdom ... with British bookseller leader Waterstone's, HMV Group operates more than 540 stores ... music stores, and nearly 200 Waterstone's bookstores. Together, the ...