They probably won't totally fail though
The record/music/whatever industry needs a high street chain or else they are tied to the amazon/online model entirely.

So HMV will survive but will be slimmed down, I reckon.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 13:23, 2 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

The industry have been supporting them for over a year already
and it didn't work.
( Bazongaloid, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 13:25, Reply)

that's mostly because, as you and others have pointed out
their current model is fucking woeful. My money is maybe half the shops shutting, but a buyer taking on the business as a whole with an improved model and keeping the name. The record labels will want that, so will still offer favourable terms
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 13:32, Reply)

There will be a few independent shops around, other than that you'll be buying cd's from the supermarket unless you purchase online.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 13:27, Reply)

I don't think that's going to be the case
but you could of course be right, time will tell. But there's still a strong market for actual shops selling music, DVDs etc, they just need a better model than they had
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 13:33, Reply)