Ontario-based Sunrise acquired business to increase its exposure to music on vinyl

Planet Business: Get to know vinyl lover Doug Putman and review the week in numbers

Doug Putman rescued HMV in Canada, but will his approach work this side of the pond?

Troubled retailer collapsed after Christmas, but deal will save almost 1,500 jobs

About 2,200 jobs were put at risk when HMV went into administration before Christmas

Consumer confidence crumbles and Piers Morgan puts a vegan sausage on the menu

Applegreen, Ryanair and Bank of Ireland shares in demand as Iseq finishes up 2.5%

Disappointing sales add to seasonal woes for troubled retailer

Shares edge higher as turbulent week draws to a close

Retailer says it has faced ‘numerous struggles’ as Spotify and Netflix make CDs and DVDs obsolete

Silverbacks’ Daniel O’Kelly on a seminal album in his band’s formation

Conor Cusack of Spies on the album that made him fall in love with music

Music label returns to profit in Ireland as turnover jumps 37%

Dublin-based iZest to double workforce on back of Wissam Al-Mana’s €1m investment

Cantillon: Bookseller plots expansion under new owners – and in Amazon’s shadow

‘On Christmas Eve there was always a sherry reception for the customers’

Russian-owned chain recorded 29% profit increase in year to April 2017

Paul Alwright, FKA Lethal Dialect, on the soul singer’s seminal recording

Online shopping is a huge boon for the time-poor, but beware the many pitfalls

This year marks the centenary of the first ever jazz record by five white musicians from New Orleans called The Original Dixieland Jazz Band