HMV to Sell Waterstone's

Fri, 05/20/2011 - 03:52 EDT - WSJ Europe

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Troubled U.K. entertainment retailer HMV Group said it will sell its Waterstone's bookstore business for $86 million, ahead of a key deadline on loan commitments.

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