“This step has been taken in order to enhance the prospects of the restructured business continuing as a going concern,” administrators have said, reports the BBC.
“We are extremely grateful to the staff for their continued strong support and commitment during an understandably difficult period.”
The new closures follow the decision earlier this month to shut 66 shops in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and now means over half of the existing HMV stores in the UK will fall victim to cost cutting measures.
The 37 sites affected are:
Ashford, Basildon, Bolton, Cheltenham, East Kilbride, Enfield, Folkestone, Glasgow Argyle, Gloucester, Grimsby, Hatfield Galleria, Heathrow Terminal 5 – Departure Level, Heathrow Terminal 1, Heathrow Terminal 3, Heathrow Terminal 4, Hemel Hempstead, High Wycombe, Isle of Wight, Lancaster, Leadenhall, Mansfield, Middlesbrough, Newbury, Newcastle Silverlink, Newport, Nuneaton, Redditch, Salisbury, Scarborough, Southport, Stafford, Staines, Stockport, Swindon, Taunton, Torquay and Woking.