HMV is continuing with its international expansion, just two years after falling into administration. The rapid comeback has seen the music and entertainment retailer open 14 stores this year, with three more planned in before Christmas and the brand’s first store in Dubai planned for next year.

Having sunk into administration in early 2013, the company was rescued by restructuring experts Hilco, who re-opened the iconic flagship store on Oxford Street, relaunched its ecommerce site and closed loss-making stores. HMV has now pulled all of its remaining stores into profit and took back the title of the UK’s biggest music and DVD retailer back from Amazon in January.