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H&M Group is piloting tech-enabled shopping solutions across its US Cos stores as part of its strategy to tap into the in-store technology-driven retail experience, to deepen its customer relationships. The initiatives include seamless payment options,…
Catwalks canceled, showrooms closed, stores shuttered: the pandemic has led to massive disruption across the fashion industry. Even in China, which has coped with the pandemic better than many countries, multi-brand store buyers have been forced to place…
A Chinese fast-fashion company without a global network of physical stores of its own is seeking a valuation that could be more than the combined worth of high-street staples Hennes & Mauritz AB and Inditex SA’s Zara. Shein, an online-only retailer of…
The Swedish giant is about to open an XXL store in Paris. Officially inaugurated on Thursday September 9, 2021, this H&M Home store is to open in the famous Madeleine area. Here is what we know about this spot already. Good news for home décor fans looking…
The fashion giant H&M China has been fined 260,000 yuan (US $ 40,200) for “misleading consumers” in its advertising. According to the market control regime in Shanghai, the Swedish multinational apparel retailer tricked its customers with advertising that…
Swedish multinational clothing retail company Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) has announced the opening of its first store in Cambodia next year, according to a press release issued in early July. The firm, however, did not disclose the specific date and location…
Fashion retailer H&M’s global sales growth slowed in the second half of June and the Swedish company took a sales hit in China after its concerns over alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang led to a social media-inspired boycott by shoppers.` The world’s…
H&M has closed one of its Shanghai flagship stores on the Nanjing West Road. The store, which was open for ten years, was considered a key part of the brand’s retail strategy as it was on a high-traffic shopping street. According to a statement made to…
Swedish fashion retailer H&M said on Monday it was gradually beginning to place new orders again with its suppliers in Myanmar after a temporary pause following the military coup in the country in February. “With our decision, we want to avoid the imminent…
The partnership with H&M and Zalora as H&M’s e-commerce partner in Southeast Asia covering four markets namely Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Indonesia. The tie-up debuted in Indonesia in mid-March, 1 April in Malaysia, and on 14 April in…
H&M’s attempt to mend fences in China after angering consumers there with its stance against forced labor appears to have triggered another boycott next door in Vietnam. The Swedish fashion retailer drew Vietnam’s ire after it posted a map on its website that…
Swedish clothing giant H&M said on Wednesday (Mar 31) it was doing “everything” to resolve a boycott in China that was sparked by its decision to stop sourcing cotton from Xinjiang over forced labor concerns. H&M and other fashion brands have been under fire…
A group of religious and socially conscious investors and other funds are ramping up pressure on Western companies over alleged human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, highlighting the challenges for brands trying to maintain their business ties amid…
H&M, Burberry, Nike and Adidas and other western brands have been hit by consumer boycotts in China since last week over comments about their sourcing of cotton in Xinjiang. The growing rift comes as the United States and other Western governments increase…
Sales at fashion group H&M fell slightly less than expected in the three months through February and rose in the first half of March as pandemic restrictions were eased in some markets, allowing hundreds of stores to reopen. The world’s second-biggest apparel…
Sweden’s H&M, the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, said on Monday it was shocked by the use of deadly force against protesters in Myanmar and that it had paused placing orders in the country. Police and military have killed more than 50 people to…
