An HMV logo is seen outside the closed-down flagship store in central London, Britain February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

An HMV logo is seen outside the closed-down flagship store in central London, Britain February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

An HMV logo is seen outside the closed-down flagship store in central London, Britain February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

An HMV logo is seen outside the closed-down flagship store in central London, Britain February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

An HMV logo is seen outside the closed-down flagship store in central London, Britain February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

Graffiti reading 'Gone RIP' is seen on a sign outside the closed down HMV flagship store in central London, Britain February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

A HMV logo is seen outside the closed down flagship store in central London, Britain February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

Pedestrians walk past the closed down HMV flagship store in central London, Britain February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

Pedestrians walk past the closed down HMV flagship store in central London, Britain February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

A bus passes the closed down HMV flagship store in central London, Britain February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

The closed down HMV flagship store is seen in central London, Britain February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

Pedestrians walk past the closed down HMV flagship store in central London, Britain February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

Pedestrians walk past an HMV shop in central London, Britain December 28, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls 

Pedestrians walk past an HMV shop in central London, Britain December 28, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls 

Pedestrians walk past an HMV shop in central London, Britain December 28, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls 

Pedestrians walk past an HMV shop in central London, Britain December 28, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls 

Pedestrians walk past an HMV shop in central London, Britain December 28, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls 

A shopper passes a book about vinyl music at an HMV music store in London, Britain, July 20, 2018. Picture taken July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Shoppers browse record albums at an HMV music store in London, Britain, July 20, 2018. Picture taken July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A shopper wearing a music tour t-shirt browses record albums at an HMV music store in London, Britain, July 20, 2018. Picture taken July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A shopper browses record albums at an HMV music store in London, Britain, July 20, 2018. Picture taken July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Filing index labels for bands are seen amongst record albums at an HMV music store in London, Britain, July 20, 2018. Picture taken July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Shoppers browse record albums at an HMV music store in London, Britain, July 20, 2018. Picture taken July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Racks of vinyl record albums are seen at an HMV music store in London, Britain, July 20, 2018. Picture taken July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A shopper browses record albums at an HMV music store in London, Britain, July 20, 2018. Picture taken July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A display of Beatles albums on different formats are seen at an HMV music store in London, Britain, July 20, 2018. Picture taken July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Shoppers browse record albums at an HMV music store in London, Britain, July 20, 2018. Picture taken July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Shoppers browse record albums at an HMV music store in London, Britain, July 20, 2018. Picture taken July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A shopper browses record albums at an HMV music store in London, Britain, July 20, 2018. Picture taken July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Racks of reissued vinyl record albums are seen at an HMV music store in London, Britain, July 20, 2018. Picture taken July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Employee Jason Knight stocks CDs at a store of music retailer HMV on Oxford Street in London April 5, 2013. Restructuring specialist Hilco on Friday bought Britain's most high-profile entertainment retailer HMV, securing the future of the 92-year-old firm and safeguarding 2,500 jobs. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Employee Jason Knight poses with CDs at a store of music retailer HMV on Oxford Street in London April 5, 2013. Restructuring specialist Hilco on Friday bought Britain's most high-profile entertainment retailer HMV, securing the future of the 92-year-old firm and safeguarding 2,500 jobs. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Employee Jason Knight stocks CDs at a store of music retailer HMV on Oxford Street in London April 5, 2013. Restructuring specialist Hilco on Friday bought Britain's most high-profile entertainment retailer HMV, securing the future of the 92-year-old firm and safeguarding 2,500 jobs. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

An employee stocks CDs at a store of music retailer HMV on Oxford Street in London April 5, 2013. Restructuring specialist Hilco on Friday bought Britain's most high-profile entertainment retailer HMV, securing the future of the 92-year-old firm and safeguarding 2,500 jobs. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

An employee stocks CDs at a store of music retailer HMV on Oxford Street in London April 5, 2013. Restructuring specialist Hilco on Friday bought Britain's most high-profile entertainment retailer HMV, securing the future of the 92-year-old firm and safeguarding 2,500 jobs. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Employee Jason Knight poses with CDs at a store of music retailer HMV on Oxford Street in London April 5, 2013. Restructuring specialist Hilco on Friday bought Britain's most high-profile entertainment retailer HMV, securing the future of the 92-year-old firm and safeguarding 2,500 jobs. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Employee Jason Knight poses with CDs at a store of music retailer HMV on Oxford Street in London April 5, 2013. Restructuring specialist Hilco on Friday bought Britain's most high-profile entertainment retailer HMV, securing the future of the 92-year-old firm and safeguarding 2,500 jobs. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Employees prepare a branch of struggling music retailer HMV as it opens for the day's trading on Oxford Street in London April 5, 2013. Restructuring specialist Hilco could seal a 50 million pound ($76 million) deal to rescue Britain's most high profile entertainment retailer HMV as early as this Friday, a source familiar with the deal told Reuters. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT ENTERTAINMENT) 

Employees prepare a branch of struggling music retailer HMV as it opens for the day's trading on Oxford Street in London April 5, 2013. Restructuring specialist Hilco could seal a 50 million pound ($76 million) deal to rescue Britain's most high profile entertainment retailer HMV as early as this Friday, a source familiar with the deal told Reuters. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT ENTERTAINMENT) 

Employees prepare a branch of struggling music retailer HMV as it opens for the day's trading on Oxford Street in London April 5, 2013. Restructuring specialist Hilco could seal a 50 million pound ($76 million) deal to rescue Britain's most high profile entertainment retailer HMV as early as this Friday, a source familiar with the deal told Reuters. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT ENTERTAINMENT) 

A woman passes a branch of struggling music retailer HMV as it opens on Oxford Street in London April 5, 2013. Restructuring specialist Hilco could seal a 50 million pound ($76 million) deal to rescue Britain's most high profile entertainment retailer HMV as early as this Friday, a source familiar with the deal told Reuters. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Music and movie discs of late Hong Kong musician Leslie Cheung are displayed in an HMV store in Hong Kong March 14, 2013. Memorial exhibitions and concerts will be held as April 1 marks the 10th anniversary of the death of the canto-pop and movie idol, who leapt to his death from a hotel on April 1, 2003 at the age of 46. Picture taken March 14, 2013. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS) 

Customers look at music and movie discs at an HMV store in Hong Kong March 14, 2013. Falling returns have made it more difficult for private equity to cash in on China's strong domestic growth story. But private equity firm AID Partners, the new owner of HMV Hong Kong and Singapore, plans to give this once-iconic British music retail chain a new lease on life by bringing its music and movies to Chinese consumers. Picture taken March 14, 2013. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS) 

Kelvin Wu, principal partner of private equity firm AID Partners, speaks during an interview in an HMV store in Hong Kong March 14, 2013. Falling returns have made it more difficult for private equity to cash in on China's strong domestic growth story. But AID Partners, the new owner of HMV Hong Kong and Singapore, plans to give this once-iconic British music retail chain a new lease on life by bringing its music and movies to Chinese consumers. Picture taken March 14, 2013. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT HEADSHOT) 

Kelvin Wu, principal partner of private equity firm AID Partners, poses in an HMV store in Hong Kong March 14, 2013. Falling returns have made it more difficult for private equity to cash in on China's strong domestic growth story. But AID Partners, the new owner of HMV Hong Kong and Singapore, plans to give this once-iconic British music retail chain a new lease on life by bringing its music and movies to Chinese consumers. Picture taken March 14, 2013. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT) 

Kelvin Wu, principal partner of private equity firm AID Partners, poses outside an HMV store in Hong Kong March 14, 2013. Falling returns have made it more difficult for private equity to cash in on China's strong domestic growth story. But AID Partners, the new owner of HMV Hong Kong and Singapore, plans to give this once-iconic British music retail chain a new lease on life by bringing its music and movies to Chinese consumers. Picture taken March 14, 2013. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT) 

Kelvin Wu, principal partner of private equity firm AID Partners, poses in an HMV store in Hong Kong March 14, 2013. Falling returns have made it more difficult for private equity to cash in on China's strong domestic growth story. But AID Partners, the new owner of HMV Hong Kong and Singapore, plans to give this once-iconic British music retail chain a new lease on life by bringing its music and movies to Chinese consumers. Picture taken March 14, 2013. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT) 

A HMV music store that is to close is seen in the City of London March 6, 2013. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

A pedestrian walks past a HMV music store in the City of London March 6, 2013. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

A pedestrian walks past a HMV music store in the City of London March 6, 2013. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

A combination photograph shows a branch of (clockwise from top left) DVD retailer Blockbuster UK in London January 16, 2013, along with file images of Jessops, Comet and HMV, all of which have gone into administration. Hedge funds are betting that a prolonged consumer squeeze and a further shift to online shopping could spell trouble for Britain's retail chains, and are targeting some of its best-known electrical, clothes and supermarket stores. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT ENTERTAINMENT) 

The logo of a Blockbuster shop is seen in south London January 16, 2013. Entertainment retailer Blockbuster UK has gone into administration, appointing Deloitte to seek a buyer for all or parts of the business, just days after rival HMV hit the rocks. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA) 

People walk past a Blockbuster shop in south London January 16, 2013. Entertainment retailer Blockbuster UK has gone into administration, appointing Deloitte to seek a buyer for all or parts of the business, just days after rival HMV hit the rocks. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA) 

A man stands outside a Blockbuster shop in south London January 16, 2013. Entertainment retailer Blockbuster UK has gone into administration, appointing Deloitte to seek a buyer for all or parts of the business, just days after rival HMV hit the rocks. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA) 

A man walks past a Blockbuster shop in south London January 16, 2013. Entertainment retailer Blockbuster UK has gone into administration, appointing Deloitte to seek a buyer for all or parts of the business, just days after rival HMV hit the rocks. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA) 

A pedestrian walks past a Blockbuster shop in south London January 16, 2013. Entertainment retailer Blockbuster UK has gone into administration, appointing Deloitte to seek a buyer for all or parts of the business, just days after rival HMV hit the rocks. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Shoppers pass an HMV shop in central London, January 15, 2013. HMV, the 92-year-old British music retailer seeking protection from creditors, is unlikely to have much of a future beyond a rump of stores and the internet, if other recent retail failures are any guide. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT) 

The sign of an HMV shop is illuminated in central London, January 15, 2013. HMV, the 92-year-old British music retailer seeking protection from creditors, is unlikely to have much of a future beyond a rump of stores and the internet, if other recent retail failures are any guide. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT) 

Customers browse through music CDs at an HMV shop in central London, January 15, 2013. HMV, the 92-year-old British music retailer seeking protection from creditors, is unlikely to have much of a future beyond a rump of stores and the internet, if other recent retail failures are any guide. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT) 

A vinyl record and sleeve bearing the logo of label "His Master's Voice" are pictured at the Classic-Choice dealership of rare previously owned classical LP's in London January 15, 2013. HMV, the 92-year-old British music retailer seeking protection from creditors, is unlikely to have much of a future beyond a rump of stores and the internet, if other recent retail failures are any guide. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS)