HMV finally completes Ottakar’s takeover

Tuesday, 11 July 2006 Books+Publishing

UK-based retail giant HMV completed its acquisition of Ottakar's on 3 July, nearly a year after it first announced it was in discussions with the UK bookselling chain. HMV, which is the parent company of the Waterstone's bookselling chain, has announced that all Ottakar's stores will be rebranded as Waterstone's, with the first...