HMV reopens on London’s Oxford Street after four-year absence

Retailer returns to site of its first store, which closed in 2019 when business went into administration

HMV is celebrating the reopening of its flagship store on London’s Oxford Street after a four-year absence, as the music and DVD retailer seeks to cash in on the pre-Christmas high street shopping rush.

Doug Putman, who has engineered a turnaround of HMV in the UK and owns Toys R Us in Canada, said it was a “great moment” to be able to welcome customers back on Friday to its very first store, which welcomed its first customers in 1921.