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... the world, with a further 200 stores trading across the U.S.A, Canada, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Germany and Ireland. The first HMV shop was opened in 1921 at 363 Oxford street, one of London's most prominent shopping streets and HMV has developed into the UK's leading music specialist retailer. Since 1986 HMV stores have been opened in Canada, Ireland, Australia, USA, Japan, Hong Kong, Germany and Singapore. HMV's principle territory in the UK with Canada and Japan accounting for the majority of profit in the North America and Asia Pacific regions. 147 stores operate in Europe, 111 stores in North America and 70 stores in Asia Pacific. For the whole period of its trading history, HMV had been a part of the EMI Group of companies, but in March 1998 it was sold to form a new retail concern - the HMV Group - that also comprises the Waterstones ...