Music and Video Club or MVC was a British entertainment

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which sold

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, VHS,

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s, and

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of popular and specialist titles. At its peak, the company operated 82 stores in the United Kingdom, and also sold products over the

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. The company closed in January 2006, after entering into

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History

MVC was founded by former

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directors, who left after

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bought the company. It was bought by

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in 1993, which later spun it off as part of the Woolworths chain in July 2005. In August 2005, MVC was sold to venture capital company Argyle Partners for £5.5 million. In December 2005, however, it entered

with Kroll. In January 2006, 41 MVC stores were bought by competitor Music Zone. On 25 January 2007, Music Zone also went into administration. 67 former Music Zone stores were taken over by music and book retailer

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, including some of the former MVC stores. Fopp, however, also subsequently entered administration in June 2007, though that brand was saved after purchased by

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, and as of 2018, still has seven stores trading.Ernst & Young Press Statement

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* , previously redirected to HMV site, and then to Amazon UK. Now directed to a Sedo holding page * , archived version of website from Feb 06 {{DEFAULTSORT:Music And Video Club Retail companies established in 1989 Retail companies disestablished in 2006 Defunct companies based in London Defunct retail companies of the United Kingdom Music retailers of the United Kingdom Video game retailers in the United Kingdom Companies that have entered administration in the United Kingdom