HMV blames World Cup for sales slump

HMV shares down 10% on poor performance by entertainment and book storesHMV blamed the World Cup for a slump in sales across its entertainment and book stores that send its shares crashing by 10% this morning.The high street chain said that takings had suffered this summer because publishers held back new books and computer games, giving it less opportunity to lure shoppers away from the action in South Africa.Chief executive Simon Fox insisted that the danger posed by the World Cup had been fla...

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