A ENTERTAINMENT retailer has opened its new Southend High Street store after a move.

HMV has moved into the old USC clothing shop having moved out of the Victoria Centre to make way for Metro Bank.

HMV has been trading in Southend for 20 years, but had to close for about two weeks due to the move. It opened again yesterday officially. A spokesman for HMV said: “We’re delighted HMV Southend is now open offering customers the best in music, film, merchandise, games and technology.”