Although the Met Gala is most notable for its designer looks, it seems some of retail's biggest players also got in on the action. H&M designed custom-looks this year inspired by the Met Gala's theme "Heavenly bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" infusing both couture and religious works of art. Keeping the theme in mind, H&M used...
9 May 2018
Cos just opened a new flagship landing in The Netherlands. As a brand under H&M, the contemporary's brick-and-mortar officially branched out with this new concept in March 2018 in Haarlem. The store boasts 337 square meters and includes ready-to-wear apparel. The brick-and-mortar retails both menswear and womenswear, encompassing modern,...
31 Mar 2018
This week, H&M just announced the honoree of their Variety of H&M Conscious Award. In partnership with Variety, the environmentally-conscious retailer just awarded Rita Ora for her outstanding philanthropic work. The announcement was made at the 2nd Annual Power of Young Hollywood Event. The event celebrates a group of individuals made up of...
11 Aug 2017
Indio - H&M has announced its collaborative partner for this year’s Coachella collection. The collaboration, entitled H&M Loves Coachella, will tap the influence of music group The Atomics for a festival-inspired collection. The key pieces for womenswear include a sheer black lace dress, heart-shaped glasses, faux suede chokers, and a...
19 Feb 2017
London - Central Saint Martin Graduate Richard Quinn has been crowned the winner of H&M's Design Award 2017. Quinn named the winner of the annual competition Wednesday evening, during an event held in London, were he was given a cash prize of 50,000 euros (43,000 pounds), as well as a one-year's mentorship from the Swedish fast-fashion company...
17 Nov 2016
London - Swedish fashion retailer H&M is expanding its reach and moving into new markets, as the retailer has signed to open its first stores in Georgia in 2017. In addition to opening its debut stores in Georgia, H&M will also be opening its debut stores in Colombia, Iceland and Kazakhstan next year. The Swedish retail will also continue the...
7 Nov 2016
High street retailer H&M is set to unveil its fifth Conscious Exclusive collection tomorrow and FashionUnited was invited to an exclusive behind-the-scenes preview of the collection at the Swedish retailer’s office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. During the preview, H&M also highlighted its ongoing focus on sustainability through its initiatives...
6 Apr 2016
Swedish retail giant H&M on Tuesday signed an agreement promising better labour rights for 1.6 million garment workers at its suppliers' factories. The deal, reached with international union IndustriALL Global Union and Sweden's IF Metall union, covers workers employed in 1,900 factories in "countries such as Cambodia, Bangladesh, Myanmar and...
3 Nov 2015
New Delhi - The wait for Indian fashionistas is finally over - today marks the day of Swedish clothing giant H&M opening its first store at Select Citywalk mall in New Delhi, at 11 am local time. FashionUnited has summed up the buzz before, during and after the opening. On Wednesday night at 7 pm sharp, H&M had invited fashionistas, press,...
2 Oct 2015
Hennes & Mauritz on Thursday raised hopes of recovery in the European retail sector with its first jump in same-store sales for eight months. Shares in the Swedish group gained more than 8 per cent after it unveiled its December sales figures with better-than-expected fourth-quarter profits. The results suggested H&M could be turning the corner...
31 Jan 2010
H&M has reported a rise in sales and profits and sales for the three months to 31 August. Net profit for the third quarter rose 4.1% to 3.46bn Swedish crowns ($504m; £308m), from 3.33bn crowns last year. Sales, excluding sales tax, increased by 13% to 23.6bn crowns. However, the Swedish retailer said more recent sales had been more...
26 Sept 2009
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