Hennes Mauritz news and archive

H&M to test retail concepts in more stores in 2019

Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) has introduced a series of new features and services to some of its shops in 2018, including self-service checkout, repairing services and a café called It’s Plet. In 2019, not only will these changes will be rolled out to more stores around the world, but the fast fashion retailer is aiming to conduct some more tests and...

Retail

H&M opens first store in Ukraine

H&M has entered the Ukrainian market. The fast fashion brand’s very first store in the country opened last Saturday, August 18. Spanning over 2900 square meters, the store offers a selection of fashion and accessories for men, women and kids, as well as homeware items from the brand H&M Home. “We have been waiting for this day for a long time...

Retail

H&M tests same-day delivery in Berlin

Online shoppers living in Berlin can now receive their H&M orders just a few hours after the purchase. The Swedish fast fashion giant chose the German capital to test its new same-day delivery service. Orders placed by 10:00AM on H&M’s German website, with a delivery address located in Berlin, are now shipped the same day between 7:00 PM and...

Video

Video: H&M - Under the Sun campaign

Wherever you live, whoever you are, the sun rises and the sun sets. Welcome to the one-stop shop for all your summer days and stylish escapes. Source: H&M, YouTube.

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Video: Hennes & Mauritz Kids Spring Fashion

H&M Kids Spring collection campaign. Source: H&M, YouTube

Fashion Featured

H&M taps Erdem for it's Newest Designer Collaboration

London-based designer Erdem Moralıoğlu is the latest designer to team up with Swedish fast-fashion retailer H&M for its annual designer collaboration. Moralıoğlu follows in the footsteps of Karl Lagerfeld, Versace, Marni, Isabel Marant, Lanvin and most recently Kenzo, in teaming up with H&M to create a capsule collection for the mass-market...

Business

H&M chairman capitalises on the stock’s slump to buy 538 million dollars in shares

H&M Chairman Stefan Persson has invested about 538 million dollars in acquiring 20.6 million additional shares in the company this year. Data from the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority cited by Bloomberg show that Persson’s combined H&M stake - owned by his investment company Ramsbury Invest AB and his children - now stands at 39.7...

Report

H&M chairman capitalises on the stock’s slump to buy 538 million dollars in shares

Business|REPORT

H&M July sales increase 16 percent

The H&M Group’s sales including VAT increased by 16 percent in local currencies in July 2015 compared to the same month, the previous year. The total number of stores amounted to 3,649 on July 31, 2015 against 3,314 on July 31, 2014. Percentage sales development for the month of August and total revenue in SEK for the third quarter will be...

Business|ANALYSIS Featured

Strong dollar turns expensive for H&M over second quarter

Ever strong dollar is making things expensive for H&M, as the Swedish retailer warned earlier this week it expects the strong American currency to translate into rising sourcing costs throughout the year after it hurt second-quarter profits. The world's second-biggest fashion retailer, said it suffered in the March-May quarter from higher input...

Business|ANALYSIS Featured

H&M takes the world by storm after strongest profit since 2007

Swedish fashion apparel retailer Hennes & Mauritz is set to a star year: after reporting its strongest annual profit in eight years, H&M will be conquering the market in Latin America, Asia and the US. Hennes and Mauritz AB (H&M) reported Wednesday its steepest gain in annual profit since 2007. Karl-Johan Persson, CEO at H&M spills the beans on...

Apparel

H&M launch film-inspired collection

Retailer H&M are teaming up with costume designer Trish Summerville to create a women’s collection, full of pieces inspired by anti-heroine, Lisbeth Salander from her up-coming film, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. The 30-piece collection has the dark urban feel that defines Salander’s character, with leather jackets and trousers, torn jeans...