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Analysts looking for HMV turnround
Analysts believe that HMV’s music stores could reveal a pick-up in trade on Thursday after strong figures from Game Group last week, the Times notes. But trading at Waterstone’s is thought to have worsened, with underlying sales down by 8.7%, compared with a 6.1% decline in the nine weeks to 10th March.
Nevetheless analysts will be looking for evidence that the turnaround strategy of Simon Fox, the new chief executive, is bearing fruit. “We believe there may be potential upside to our like-for-like and margin forecasts given current trading momentum seen at Game Group and margin potential at Waterstone’s,” analysts at Lehman Brothers said in a note.
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