The HMV logo may be based on an 1899 painting of a dog listening to a gramophone, but HMV has evolved and embraced modern technology through the decades to become the United Kingdom's biggest entertainment retail chain. Among the most recent technological advances are online HMV discount vouchers.
Composer Sir Edward Elgar took part in the first HMV shop opening in London in 1921. The first products sold at HMV were televisions and radios renowned for their high quality and given as retirement gifts.
Today, HMV's target audience is far younger and its products are far more affordable, especially with HMV discount codes. HMV purchased the Waterstone's bookshop chain in 1998 and has branched out into the live music industry by buying and operating 11 United Kingdom venues, including the famous Hammersmith Apollo, which now bears the HMV name.
In addition to HMV's wide selection of physical CDs, DVDs, books, Blu-Ray discs, video games, and electronics, customers can also spend an HMV discount voucher on music downloads at the HMV digital site. Concert tickets and film on demand are also available on the HMV website.
Today, HMV operates more than 700 shops in seven different countries. HMV loyalty card members will benefit from HMV's new tickets divisions, and cinemas are soon expected to open in Waterstone's and HMV locations throughout the United Kingdom. The first HMV cinema opened in Wimbledon has a bar, three different screens, and a separate entrance.