Impulse Music Travel was an
entertainment
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retail chain in the
United Kingdom
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, with 24 concessions in various UK airports and railway stations. The company was formed in March 1994. In July 2007, Managing Director Les Whitfield sold the company.
History
The company was formed in March 1994 and entered into
administration
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on 21 March 2001 with
BDO Stoy Hayward. Ray Stocking, joint administrator of Impulse Music Travel, said the rapid expansion of the chain was one of the reasons why it had forced the company into administration.
[ The company was brought out of administration and sold in July 2007. There were 24 Impulse locations across the ]United Kingdom
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prior to their closure.
Operations
In the 1990s, the company operated the Selfridges
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, in London, and Fenwicks, in Newcastle
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, computer departments.
Product range
Impulse Music Travel concessions mainly stocked CDs
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Finance
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, DVDs
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and Video Games
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.
See also
* Head Entertainment
References
Retail companies of the United Kingdom
Retail companies established in 1994
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