All H&M (Hennes & Mauritz) articles – Page 23
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News‘Morally indefensible’ Portas show slammed
One of the best-known names in the furniture industry has hit out at retailer-turned-TV personality Mary Portas, accusing her new series Secret Shopper of being “morally indefensible”.
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H&M sales up 7% to £10.5bn last year
H&M has reported sales excluding VAT were up 7% in the fiscal year ended November 30, up to SEK108.5bn (£10.5bn). Profit after financial items soared 13% to SEK25bn (£2.4bn).For 2011, H&M plans to open about 250 stores, including some in five new markets. The retailer will continue investment in ...
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NewsH&M launches sustainable range
H&M is to launch a sustainable fashion range in April, made from eco materials such as organic cotton and recycled fabrics.
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NewsH&M final quarter profits hit by cotton price hikes
H&M, the Swedish fast fashion chain, said that profits fell in the final three months of its financial year after being impacted by the rising price of cotton.
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AnalysisForever Birmingham
US young fashion retailer Forever 21 opened its first European store last month, in Birmingham. John Ryan visited on opening day and talked to its management about their plans
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NewsH&M sales soar after Lanvin success
H&M, the Swedish fast fashion chain, said worldwide like-for-like sales jumped 8% in November, the month in which it launched its sell-out Lanvin collection.
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NewsBangladeshi textile workers clash with police over pay
Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers have clashed with police over the failure of factories to implement a new, higher minimum wage.
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NewsLanvin for H&M launches
Lanvin’s much-anticipated collection for high street retailer H&M launched at 9am today with hoardes of shoppers queuing to get their hands on the coveted items.
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NewsH&M opens first South East Asia store
H&M is to open its first store in south east Asia in central Singapore next year.
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H&M opens first store in Turkey
Swedish fashion retailer H&M has opened its first store in Turkey, in the country’s capital, Istanbul. The 24,760 sq ft store is located in the Forum Istanbul shopping centre and the retailer will continue its expansion in the country by opening the second H&M store in Istinye Park in December ...
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OpinionA meeting of retail migrants
Some 1,000 participants migrated to Berlin last week for the World Retail Congress. And as migration, in a sense, was a congress leitmotif, Berlin was the perfect location. Ring-walled from access for millions of its nearest neighbours over decades, this city is now the cosmopolitan meeting point über alles.
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NewsH&M unveils Lanvin collection
H&M has unveiled further details of its Lanvin collection, which hits stores on November 23.
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NewsOne New Change opens this week
One New Change, which is 94% let, is due to open on October 28 and retailers including Topshop, H&M and Banana Republic will make their City debuts there.
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H&M Q3 sales rise 20%
H&M reported a 20% rise in third-quarter profit with strong August sales offset by rising costs that ate into gross margins. In the quarter ended August 31, profit after tax was Skr4.24bn (£367m),a jump of 23%. Sales including VAT for the quarter were Skr31.47bn (£2.7bn), an increase of 14%. Group ...
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NewsH&M UK sales rise
H&M’s UK sales rose 13% to SEK 2.07bn (£194m) for the third quarter of the year.
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OpinionThe key to successful collaboration
H&M has to be the cleverest chain on the high street when you think about the thrill of its collaborations over the past few years
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NewsH&M launches transactional website
Swedish fashion giant H&M has launched its first ever transactional website today, with the strapline ‘UK will never sleep again.’