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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1977 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
| Headquarters | Ancaster, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada , Canada |
Number of locations | 85 |
Area served | |
| Products | Books Film Television Music Technology Merchandise |
| Parent | Putman Investments |
| Subsidiaries | |
| Website | sunriserecords.com |
Sunrise Records and Entertainment Ltd. is a Canadian record store chain based in Hamilton, Ontario. Currently owned by Doug Putman (whose family also runs Everest Toys), it currently operates in nine Canadian provinces. Originally operating with only 9 locations in Ontario, the chain announced a major expansion in February 2017, under which it purchased leases for 70 locations formerly occupied by HMV Canada. The chain runs approximately 85 locations across Canada.[1]
In February 2019, Sunrise Records expanded internationally, buying a number of the British HMV and Fopp stores out of administration, as well as returning HMV to Canada and Ireland, and entering the Belgian market.[2] In January 2020, Sunrise Records purchased FYE in the United States.[3]
- ^ "The beat goes on for vinyl without the country's leading distributor". The Hamilton Spectator. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "'This is a very long road ahead': Doug Putman acquires HMV, set to keep 100 stores". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "FYE record stores to change ownership, no longer locally owned - Spotlight News". 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2024-09-16.