It seems HMV do have some profitable shops, mainly the bigger ones in the busier town centres, apparently the administrators have had expressions of interest from 3 private investors already which would indicate that at least a part of the business could be profitable. I still but CD"s and DVD's occasionally but almost always on line and therein lies the problem for a company like HMV that didn't adjust to the market place. Why would I drive to Horsham, my nearest HMV, pay to park, waste an hour and pay over the odds when I an get the same thing on line next day for less money, time and effort? Horsham is not a big town and does not support a huge working population in the centre and hence HMV's problem becomes obvious, locations like London, Manchester etc which by nature support a large captive working audience are more likely to be successful purely on a numbers or foot fall basis. It really amazes me that HMV didn't adjust their business model years ago, maybe things would have been different?