HMV Canada Gets 'Democratic' With Guns N' Roses

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HMV Canada Gets 'Democratic' With Guns N' Roses
Thursday, 23 October 2008
HMV Canada continues to champion Canadian consumers' right to choose where to purchase their music, and is thrilled to be carrying the highly anticipated new GUNS N' ROSES release.
On Sunday, November 23rd, 2008, HMV will be one of a variety of Canadian retailers carrying the new CD Chinese Democracy (which will be exclusively sold via only one retailer across the United States).
'At HMV we are in the consumer business, and ultimately it is our mandate to support the consumer's right to choose where they shop for their music. We are committed to providing the broadest selection of music to meet the needs of consumers in Canada. In that regard, we have actively and passionately worked to educate music artists and the music industry that most Canadian consumers believe it should be the consumer's choice as to where they shop for music. As such we're thrilled that Guns N' Roses have decided that their hot new record (Chinese Democracy), 14 years in the making, will be made available in Canada via a variety of retailers including of course HMV. We thank Guns N' Roses for recognizing that the Canadian retail market is quite distinct from the United States' states Humphrey Kadaner, President of HMV Canada.
This past week HMV ran a full page advertisement in Billboard magazine thanking musicians and industry representatives alike for their continued support and recognition that Canada is a separate country, by not allowing U.S. originated exclusive retail deals for music to be extended into Canada. With more than 35% share of all retail music sales in Canada, HMV is Canada's #1 music retailer.

http://www.komodorock.com/new-releases/ … 810238985/

thanks to gunsguy @ mygnr

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