AN ICONIC high street chain suddenly shut down a store after pausing expansion plans, blaming the Budget for rising costs.

HMV, once a great staple of the British high street, had hoped to expand rapidly this year as it eyes a return to success.

Earlier this week, the company said it had put plans to expand in the UK on hold because of rising wage costs announced in last autumn’s budget that begin in April. HMV announced it will be ...

A Taunton band is set to perform at the town's HMV store in the Orchard Shopping Centre later this month (March 2025).

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HMV has put its UK expansion on hold and will instead open new stores in Ireland and Belgium, citing rising wage costs set to take effect next month. Phil Halliday, MD of the entertainment ...

City AM reported that HMV had put a halt to its plans to open additional new stores in 2025, attributing the decision to the government's tax-increasing Budget. The retailer noted the challenges ...

Looking ahead, HMV plans to focus on opening stores in Ireland and Belgium instead of expanding within the UK. The company is ... a high street to reflect how a town has changed.