HMV has expanded from a traditional music retailer to more of a consumer electronics retailer via adding products like video games and consoles to its assortment. Today, the company is furthering expanding its offering by adding iPods and related accessories to many of its locations across Canada.
"While the majority of purchased music continues to be in physical form, it's clear the listening experience of many Canadians is evolving to also include portable music and for the majority of those consumers the digital player of choice is the iPod," said HMV Canada President Humphrey Kadaner. "As the country's leading music retailer, it only makes sense that we provide a full music experience for our customers by selling Canada's leading digital music player.
"Our loyal HMV customers love music, and consumer research confirms that many of our customers purchase music in both physical and digital form,” he added. “Evolving our business to include the sale of iPod digital music players in our stores not only offers the music that Canadians want but also the portable means to listen to it.
"Many people think the world of CDs and the world of iPod are incompatible and it just isn't true," continued Kadaner. "Not only are they compatible, they are now cohabitating at many HMV stores across the country. The addition of iPod in HMV stores is another step in HMV's evolution from a music retailer to an entertainment retailer."
More than half of HMV stores will offer the iPod Shuffle, Nano, Classic, and Touch, along with a wide selection of accessories in time for the holiday season. The retailer plans to add the products in additional stores throughout 2008.
For more information, visit www.hmv.ca.
The iPod family of products, as of late 2007.
Many of record store HMV's Canadian locations have started to stock iPod portable music players, in a move to stay relevant.

HMV Canada President Humphrey Kadaner commented "While the majority of purchased music continues to be in physical form, it's clear the listening experience of many Canadians is evolving to also include portable music and for the majority of those consumers the digital player of choice is the iPod. As the country's leading music retailer, it only makes sense that we provide a full music experience for our customers by selling Canada's leading digital music player."

"Many people think the world of CDs and the world of iPod are incompatible and it just isn't true. Not only are they compatible, they are now cohabitating at many HMV stores across the country. The addition of iPod in HMV stores is another step in HMV's evolution from a music retailer to an entertainment retailer."

Now closed down Sam the Record Man in downtown Toronto
In mid-November this year, Canadian chain Music World announced it was closing its stores as of the new year. The franchise has 72 stores across the country, and 648 employees who have been able to keep their jobs during liquidation, which is expected to continue through until Christmas. The store's website now contains nothing but its logo for months.

Previously, the last remaining location of Sam the Record Man closed down, in downtown Toronto. Sam once had 130 stores nationwide, then the record. There is a store in Belleville and Sarnia, once part of the chain, but now simply known as "SAM".

The last American locations of HMV closed in 2004.