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UK Home Entertainment Market 2010


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NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

UK Home Entertainment Market 2010

http://www.reportlinker.com/p0186026/UK-Home-Entertainment-Market-2010.html

Introduction

Verdict Research: UK Home Entertainment Retailing 2010 provides analysis of the music, video and video games markets. It looks at the major issues affecting these sectors and the key growth trends and drivers. It also profiles the top operators, including Amazon, Asda, GAME, HMV, iTunes, Play and Tesco.

Scope

*Market size, inflation and sales 2000-2010 for all three markets

*Market and channel shares for each of these markets 2000-2010

*Digital and online penetration by market

*Analysis of 14 major retailers by their performance in each market

Highlights

It looks increasingly likely that 2008 will come to represent the time when the video games market peaked once and for all. By the time a major new console hits the market to provide the next major potential upswing in sales in 2011 or beyond, digital distribution will have made huge strides, leading to retail being largely bypassed.

With consumers cutting back on impulse purchasing, the video market suffered a tough time in 2009. Shoppers budgeted tightly and video sales were squeezed by consumers instead visiting the cinema, using rental services such as Netflix, downloading films illegally, or utilising video on demand services and movie channels.

The growth of downloading has started to lift music sales volumes, due to the widespread adoption of Digital Rights Management free downloads and a growing antipathy towards piracy slowly pushing consumers towards legitimate purchasing. However, the value of music sales has been restricted by the deflationary pressures from downloading

Reasons to Purchase

*See how these incredibly turbulent and fast moving sectors will evolve over the next few years

*Assess which retailers are best placed to survive and thrive and which are most likely to join Woolworths, Zavvi etc in failing

*Establish how legislation, subscription and streaming services, blu-ray and so on will impact the industry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 27

Key findings 27

Main conclusions 28

Home entertainment retail becomes increasingly redundant 28

Slips into decline in 2009 28

Consumers lose interest in traditional entertainment 28

Entertainment industry loses faith in retail 28

But survivors had brightest year in 2009 and will be for some time to come 29

Digital downloading continues to grow 29

Piracy addressed in music but a growing threat to video and video games 29

Some positives on horizon for games … 29

… but video games market has permanently peaked 30

Video recovers after massive decline in 2009 30

Music set for ninth consecutive year of decline 30

GAME and HMV fight it out to be last specialist standing 30

Online players increasingly dominant 31

Grocers enjoy huge share of market 31

CHAPTER 2 ENTERTAINMENT MARKET ANALYSIS 32

Market definition 32

Structural changes shrink entertainment market 33

Entertainment market shares 35

CHAPTER 3 VIDEO GAMES MARKET ANALYSIS 37

Cyclical downturn could turn into long term decline 37

Video games market split 39

Video game market shares 41

CHAPTER 4 VIDEO MARKET ANALYSIS 43

Perfect economic storm causes historic decline in 2009 43

Video market shares 45

CHAPTER 5 MUSIC MARKET ANALYSIS 47

New ways to access music hamper retail recovery 47

Music market shares 49

CHAPTER 6 DOWNLOAD MARKET 51

Overview 51

Video games 55

Video 57

Music 59

CHAPTER 7 CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION 60

Consumer trends favour online players and grocers 60

Online 62

Grocers 63

Mail order 64

Specialists 65

Multiples 67

CHAPTER 8 KEY ISSUES 68

Retailer casualties afford much relief to survivors 68

Survivors have grown 69

But retailers are now more exposed to market decline 70

Home entertainment market loses value 71

Strong deflation hinders growth 71

How to stay successful 73

Piracy – a major concern 74

Two main types of piracy 74

Future of piracy 75

Fight against piracy 76

Music subscription services grow in popularity 77

Industry finally adapts to consumer demand 77

Spotify 77

Napster 78

Sky Songs 79

Nokia comes with music 79

eMusic 80

New ways of killing time reduce interest in entertainment 81

Internet changes how people spend leisure time 81

Blu-ray grows slowly 82

Sales remain a small proportion of total video 82

Blu-ray sales smaller than expected at launch 83

Driving Blu-ray sales 84

CHAPTER 9 AMAZON UK 85

Diversifies away from entertainment roots 85

Recent key events 86

Proposition 87

Continues to grow offer, becoming online department store 87

Financials 88

Formidable growth slows as internet heads towards maturity 88

Sector performance – Entertainment 90

Mix stabilises after huge growth in video games 90

Category heading towards maturity 91

Sub sector performances – Video games 92

Growth continues to slow from 2007 peak 92

Sub sector performances – Video 94

Artificial boost in 2009 disrupts long term trend 94

Sub sector performances – Music 96

Steady sales 96

Outlook 97

Entertainment sector consolidates and online growth slows 97

CHAPTER 10 ARGOS 99

Argos needs a way to stand out from the crowd 99

Recent key events 100

Proposition 102

Multichannel model 102

Financials 103

Growth to return in 2010 103

Space 105

Still expands steadily 105

Sector performance – Entertainment 106

Share mirrors video games market 106

Sub sector performance – Video games 107

Sales continue to decline in 2010 107

Outlook 108

Will need to compete in digital downloading 108

CHAPTER 11 ASDA 110

Boost from shop-in-shop format is now over 110

Recent key events 111

Proposition 112

Every day value and convenience key 112

Financials 113

Sales growth accelerated during downturn – but now slowing 113

Space 115

Space expansion and rising densities both help growth 115

Sector performance – Entertainment 116

Video and video games dominate offer 116

Capacity gains help ease pain of slowing growth 117

Sub sector performances – Video games 118

Has benefited from market growth 118

Sub sector performances – Video 119

Starting to lose out to shift online 119

Sub sector performances – Music 120

Capacity gains temporarily offset long-term trend 120

Outlook 121

Rennovation of online will be key 121

CHAPTER 12 BLOCKBUSTER 123

Huge struggles as proposition becomes obsolete 123

Proposition 124

Neighbourhood locations offer convenience 124

Financials 125

Declining sales continue into 2010 125

Space 127

UK space falls as part of global reduction 127

Sector performance – Entertainment 128

Video games increasingly dominant 128

Market share drops steadily 129

Sub sector performances – Video games 130

Two years of decline after strong growth 130

Sub sector performances – Video 131

Huge declines continue 131

Outlook 133

Little to cling on to for beleaguered retailer 133

CHAPTER 13 CD WOW 134

Outdated online retailer surpassed by more dynamic rivals 134

Proposition 135

Every day value and convenience key 135

Financials 135

£41m fine constricts performance 135

Sector performance – Entertainment 136

Turbulent sales mix 136

Recovery stagnates as growth focus turns international 137

Sub sector performances – Video games 138

Rapid growth slipping back 138

Sub sector performances – Video 140

Slow recovery from 2006 crash 140

Sub sector performances – Music 141

Erratic performance 141

Outlook 142

Set to remain a niche player 142

CHAPTER 14 GAME 144

Poor year for video games specialist 144

Recent key events 145

Proposition 148

Specialist able to capitalise on market leading credentials 148

Financials 149

Performance deteriorates in 2010 149

Space 151

Expansion slows 151

Sector performance – Entertainment 152

Considerable gains gives way to decline 152

Sub sector performance – Video games 153

Share gains stall 153

Outlook 154

GAME will need to reinvent itself long term 154

CHAPTER 15 HMV 156

Diversifies to drive sales 156

Recent key events 157

Proposition 159

A destination store for everything entertainment 159

Financials 160

Strong sales growth will continue into 2010 160

Space 162

Takes advantage of ex-Zavvi stores 162

Sector performance – Entertainment 163

Video continues to dominate entertainment sales 163

Sales set to decline after a strong 2009 164

Sub sector performances – Video games 165

Growth continues to slow from 2007 high point 165

Sub sector performances – Video 166

First sales decline in four years 166

Sub sector performances – Music 167

Two years of sales gains 167

Outlook 168

Must plan for the future 168

CHAPTER 16 ITUNES 170

Forefront of the music market 170

Recent key events 171

Proposition 172

Expanding offer 172

Financials 172

Sector performance – Entertainment 173

Video slowly growing proportion 173

Growth slows but remains strong 174

Sub sector performances – Video 175

A positive start 175

Sub sector performances – Music 176

Increasing competition 176

Outlook 177

Faces new challenges to dominance 177

CHAPTER 17 MORRISON 178

Limited range hampers entertainment 178

Recent key events 179

Proposition 180

Low prices key 180

Financials 181

Double digit growth expected in 2010 181

Space 183

Aggressive space expansion continues 183

Sector performance – Entertainment 184

Video games and video dominate 184

Erratic sales growth 185

Sub sector performances – Video games 186

Decline after years of strong growth 186

Sub sector performances – Video 188

Six years of erratic sales 188

Sub sector performances – Music 190

Holding up in a challenging market 190

Outlook 191

Expansion is key 191

CHAPTER 18 PLAY.COM 192

Low price, online proposition key to success 192

Proposition 193

Major online player 193

Financials 193

Strong growth continues 193

Sector performance – Entertainment 194

Growth in music share proving temporary 194

Growth expected to slow in 2010 195

Sub sector performances – Video games 197

Growth slows but remains strong 197

Sub sector performances – Video 198

Minimal market share gain in 2010 198

Sub sector performances – Music 200

Digital download boosts sales 200

Outlook 201

Moves into new areas 201

CHAPTER 19 SAINSBURY 202

Success of market repositioning continues 202

Recent key events 203

Proposition 204

Strong focus on non-food 204

Financials 205

Growth slows in 2010 but remains strong 205

Space growth accelerates 207

Sector performance – Entertainment 208

Music continues to drop back 208

Growth strong but slows in 2010 209

Sub sector performances – Video games 210

Casual gaming helps to drive sales 210

Sub sector performances – Video 212

Transactional website allows for an expanded range 212

Sub sector performances – Music 213

Music sales continue to decline 213

Outlook 215

Online represents a big opportunity 215

CHAPTER 20 TESCO 216

Innovates to maintain growth 216

Recent key events 217

Proposition 218

Broad value appeal 218

Financials 219

Continues to expand despite huge scale 219

Space 221

Sustains space growth despite recession 221

Sector performance – Entertainment 222

Video is dominant category 222

Entertainment has not been a priority but strong gains from Woolworths 224

Sub sector performances – Video games 225

Share gains continue despite relatively little investment 225

Sub sector performances – Video 226

Innovation such as film downloads returns video to growth 226

Sub sector performances – Music 228

Sales fall 35.9% in five years 228

Outlook 229

Will need bold new ideas to stay relevant 229

CHAPTER 21 TOYS R US 231

Retailer struggles in entertainment market 231

Recent key events 232

Proposition 232

Well segmented entertainment section 232

Financials 233

Sales suffered in the recession 233

Space 235

Sales density drops 235

Sector performance – Entertainment 236

Share mirrors video games market 236

Sector performance – Video games 236

Strong decline expected in 2010 236

Outlook 237

Needs to target the core gamer 237

CHAPTER 22 WH SMITH 239

No future in entertainment 239

Proposition 240

Different formats target customers in many locations 240

Financials 241

Further declines in 2010 241

Space 243

New format opportunities 243

Sector performance – Entertainment 244

Video takes the lead 244

Entertainment sales drop as stock reduced 245

Sub sector performances – Video games 246

Video games share nosedives 246

Sub sector performances – Video 248

Sales declines continue 248

Sub sector performances – Music 250

Music sales see another big drop 250

Outlook 251

A challenging future 251

CHAPTER 23 GLOSSARY 252

Financial Statistics – VAT 252

Trading Profile 252

Physical Development 252

Abbreviations 253

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Entertainment market size 2000–2010e 33

Table 2: Entertainment market shares 2005–2010e 35

Table 3: Video games market size 2000–2010e 37

Table 4: Video games market shares 2005–2010e 41

Table 5: Video market size 2000–2010e 43

Table 6: Video market shares 2005–2010e 45

Table 7: Music market size 2000–2010e 47

Table 8: Music market shares 2005–2010e 49

Table 9: Video games channel shares 2005–2010e 61

Table 10: Video channel shares 2005–2010e 61

Table 11: Music channel shares 2005–2010e 61

Table 12: Amazon UK company overview 2010 85

Table 13: Amazon retail proposition 2010 87

Table 14: Estimated Amazon UK trading record 2005–2010e 88

Table 15: Argos company overview 2010 99

Table 16: Argos retail proposition 2010 102

Table 17: Argos trading record 2005–2010e 103

Table 18: Argos store portfolio 2005–2010e 105

Table 19: Asda company overview 2010 110

Table 20: Asda retail proposition 2010 112

Table 21: Asda trading record December 2005–2010e 113

Table 22: Asda store portfolio 2005–2010e 115

Table 23: Blockbuster company overview 2010 123

Table 24: Blockbuster retail proposition 2010 124

Table 25: Blockbuster trading record 2004–2009e 125

Table 26: Blockbuster UK store portfolio 2004-2010 127

Table 27: CD Wow company overview 2010 134

Table 28: CD Wow retail proposition 2010 135

Table 29: GAME company overview 2010 144

Table 30: GAME retail proposition 2010 148

Table 31: GAME Group trading record 2005–2010e 149

Table 32: GAME Group store portfolio 2005–2010e 151

Table 33: HMV company overview 2010 156

Table 34: HMV retail proposition 2010 159

Table 35: HMV trading record 2005–2010e 160

Table 36: HMV store portfolio 2005–2010e 162

Table 37: iTunes company overview 2010 170

Table 38: iTunes retail proposition 2010 172

Table 39: Morrison company overview 2010 178

Table 40: Morrison retail proposition 2010 180

Table 41: Morrison trading record 2005–2010e 181

Table 42: Morrison store portfolio 2005–2010e 183

Table 43: Play company overview 2010 192

Table 44: Play.com retail proposition 2010 193

Table 45: Sainsbury company overview 2010 202

Table 46: Sainsbury retail proposition 2010 204

Table 47: Sainsbury trading record 2005–2010e 205

Table 48: Sainsbury store portfolio 1999–2009e 207

Table 49: Tesco company overview 2010 216

Table 50: Tesco retail proposition 2010 218

Table 51: Tesco trading record 2005–2010e 219

Table 52: Tesco store portfolio 2005–2010e 221

Table 53: Toys R Us company overview 2010 231

Table 54: Toys R Us retail proposition 2010 232

Table 55: Toys R Us trading record 2005–2010e 233

Table 56: Toys R Us store portfolio 2005–2010e 235

Table 57: WH Smith company overview 2010 239

Table 58: WH Smith retail proposition 2010 240

Table 59: WH Smith trading record 2005–2010e 241

Table 60: WH Smith store portfolio 2005–2010e 243

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Breakdown of entertainment sales by sub sector 2005–2010e 34

Figure 2: Video games market split 2008 39

Figure 3: Video games market split 2009 39

Figure 4: Video games market split 2010 40

Figure 5: Digital penetration of entertainment market 2005 -2010 51

Figure 6: Entertainment sectors digital download sales 2005 - 2010 53

Figure 7: Video games channel breakdown 2010 55

Figure 8: Video channel breakdown 2010 57

Figure 9: Music channel breakdown 2010 59

Figure 10: Percentage point changes in entertainment channel shares 2010e on 2005 60

Figure 11: Online shares of home entertainment 2005–2010e 62

Figure 12: Grocers share of entertainment market 2005–2010e 63

Figure 13: Mail order shares of entertainment market 2005–2010e 64

Figure 14: Specialists channel entertainment shares 2005–2010e 65

Figure 15: Multiples channel entertainment shares 2005–2010e 67

Figure 16: Home entertainment retail spending 2008 and 2009 69

Figure 17: Home entertainment retail spending excluding Woolworths and Zavvi 2008 and 2009 70

Figure 18: Home entertainment inflation, volume and growth 2000–2010 71

Figure 19: Reasons for deflation in home entertainment market 2010 72

Figure 20: Types of piracy 2010 74

Figure 21: Future of piracy 2010 75

Figure 22: Spotify 2010 77

Figure 23: Napster 2010 78

Figure 24: Sky Songs 2010 79

Figure 25: Nokia comes with music 2010 79

Figure 26: eMusic 2010 80

Figure 27: Video physical product sales mix 2009–2013 82

Figure 28: Blu-ray market dynamics 2010 83

Figure 29: Amazon estimated UK sales growth to December 2005–2010 88

Figure 30: Amazon estimated UK operating profit to December 2005–2008 89

Figure 31: Entertainment sales mix 2005–2010 90

Figure 32: Amazon entertainment sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 91

Figure 33: Amazon entertainment market share 2005–2010 91

Figure 34: Amazon video games sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 92

Figure 35: Amazon video games market share 2005–2010 92

Figure 36: Amazon video sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 94

Figure 37: Amazon video market share 2005–2010 94

Figure 38: Amazon music sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 96

Figure 39: Amazon music market share 2005–2010 96

Figure 40: Argos sales growth to February 2005–2010e 103

Figure 41: Argos UK retail operating profit to February 2005–2009 104

Figure 42: Argos entertainment market share 2005–2010 106

Figure 43: Argos video games sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 107

Figure 44: Argos video games market share 2005–2010 107

Figure 45: Asda sales growth to December 2005–2010e 113

Figure 46: Asda UK retail operating profit to December 2005–2008 114

Figure 47: Asda entertainment sales mix 2005–2010 116

Figure 48: Asda entertainment sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 117

Figure 49: Asda entertainment market share 2005–2010 117

Figure 50: Asda video games sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 118

Figure 51: Asda video games market share 2005–2010 118

Figure 52: Asda video sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 119

Figure 53: Asda video market share 2005–2010 119

Figure 54: Asda music sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 120

Figure 55: Asda music market share 2005–2010 121

Figure 56: Blockbuster sales growth to December/January 2004-2010e 125

Figure 57: Blockbuster UK retail operating profit to December/January 2004-2009 126

Figure 58: Blockbuster entertainment sales mix 2005–2010 128

Figure 59: Blockbuster entertainment sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 129

Figure 60: Blockbuster entertainment market share 2005–2010 129

Figure 61: Blockbuster video games sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 130

Figure 62: Blockbuster video games market share 2005–2010 130

Figure 63: Blockbuster video sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 131

Figure 64: Blockbuster video market share 2005–2010 132

Figure 65: CD Wow entertainment sales mix 2005–2010 136

Figure 66: CD Wow entertainment sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 137

Figure 67: CD Wow entertainment market share 2005–2010 137

Figure 68: CD Wow video games sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 138

Figure 69: CD Wow video games market share 2005–2010 139

Figure 70: CD Wow video sales 2005–2010 140

Figure 71: CD Wow video market share 2005–2010 140

Figure 72: CD Wow music sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 141

Figure 73: CD Wow music market share 2005–2010 142

Figure 74: GAME UK sales growth to January 2005–2010e 149

Figure 75: GAME UK retail operating profit to January 2005–2009 150

Figure 76: GAME entertainment market share 2005–2010 152

Figure 77: GAME video games sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 153

Figure 78: GAME video games market share 2005–2010 153

Figure 79: HMV UK & Ireland sales growth to April 2005–2010e 160

Figure 80: HMV UK & Ireland retail operating profit to April 2004–2009 161

Figure 81: HMV entertainment sales mix 2005–2010 163

Figure 82: HMV entertainment sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 164

Figure 83: HMV entertainment market share 2005–2010 164

Figure 84: HMV video games sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 165

Figure 85: HMV video games market share 2005–2010 165

Figure 86: HMV video sales incl VAT 2005–2010 166

Figure 87: HMV video market share 2005–2010 166

Figure 88: HMV music sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 167

Figure 89: HMV music market share 2005–2010 168

Figure 90: iTunes Entertainment sales mix 2005–2010 173

Figure 91: iTunes entertainment sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 174

Figure 92: iTunes entertainment market share 2005–2010 174

Figure 93: iTunes video sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 175

Figure 94: iTunes video market share 2005–2010 175

Figure 95: iTunes music sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 176

Figure 96: iTunes music market share 2005–2010 176

Figure 97: Morrison sales growth to January 2005–2010e 181

Figure 98: Morrison UK retail operating profit to January 2005–2009 182

Figure 99: Morrison entertainment sales mix 2005–2010 184

Figure 100: Morrison entertainment sales incl. Vat 2005–2010 185

Figure 101: Morrison entertainment market share 2005–2010 185

Figure 102: Morrison video games sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 186

Figure 103: Morrison video games market share 2005–2010 186

Figure 104: Morrison video sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 188

Figure 105: Morrison market share 2005–2010 188

Figure 106: Morrison music sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 190

Figure 107: Morrison music market share 2005–2010 190

Figure 108: Play.com estimated total sales growth 2005–2010e 193

Figure 109: Play.com entertainment sales mix 2005–2010 194

Figure 110: Play.com entertainment sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 195

Figure 111: Play.com entertainment market share 2005–2010 195

Figure 112: Play.com video games sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 197

Figure 113: Play.com video games market share 2005–2010 197

Figure 114: Play.com video sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 198

Figure 115: Play.com video market share 2005–2010 198

Figure 116: Play.com music sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 200

Figure 117: Play.com music market share 2005–2010 200

Figure 118: Sainsbury retail sales growth to March 2005–2010e 205

Figure 119: Sainsbury UK retail operating profit to March 2005–2009 206

Figure 120: Sainsbury entertainment sales mix 2005–2010 208

Figure 121: Sainsbury entertainment sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 209

Figure 122: Sainsbury entertainment market share 2005–2010 209

Figure 123: Sainsbury video games sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 210

Figure 124: Sainsbury video games market share 2005–2010 210

Figure 125: Sainsbury video sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 212

Figure 126: Sainsbury video market share 2005–2010 212

Figure 127: Sainsbury music sales incl. VAT 2005 2010 213

Figure 128: Sainsbury music market share 2005–2010 214

Figure 129: Tesco sales growth to February 2005–2010e 219

Figure 130: Tesco UK retail operating profit to February 2005–2009 220

Figure 131: Tesco entertainment sales mix 2005–2010 222

Figure 132: Tesco entertainment sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 224

Figure 133: Tesco entertainment market share 2005–2010 224

Figure 134: Tesco video games sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 225

Figure 135: Tesco video games market share 2005–2010 225

Figure 136: Tesco video sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 226

Figure 137: Tesco video market share 2005–2010 227

Figure 138: Tesco music sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 228

Figure 139: Tesco music market share 2005–2010 228

Figure 140: Toys R Us sales growth to February/January 2005–2010e 233

Figure 141: Toys R Us UK retail operating profit to February 2005–2008 234

Figure 142: Toys R Us entertainment market share 2005–2010 236

Figure 143: Toys R Us video game sales incl. VAT 2005–2010e 236

Figure 144: Toys R Us video games market share 2005–2010 237

Figure 145: WH Smith sales growth to August 2005–2010e 241

Figure 146: WH Smith UK retail operating profit to August 2005–2009 242

Figure 147: WH Smith entertainment sales mix 2005–2010 244

Figure 148: WH Smith entertainment sales incl. VAT 2005–2010e 245

Figure 149: WH Smith entertainment market share 2005–2010 245

Figure 150: WH smith video games sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 246

Figure 151: WH Smith video games market share 2005–2010 246

Figure 152: WH Smith video sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 248

Figure 153: WH Smith video market share 2005–2010 248

Figure 154: WH Smith music sales incl. VAT 2005–2010 250

Figure 155: WH Smith music market share 2005–2010 250

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