H&M

Cost-of-living takes shine off ‘revenge Christmas’ for sequinned-up fashion retailers

Clothing advertisers want price-sensitive shoppers to fall for their post-pandemic charms, but consumer sentiment has not gone their way

H&M ‘cautiously positive’ about China after consumer boycott

Fashion retailer in recovery mode following outrage over forced labour in Xinjiang

H&M profits fall to a tenth of last year’s level as inflation and consumer caution hit

Soaring input costs, Russian exit hit Swedish fashion retailer

H&M sales miss as retailer struggles to compete with Zara

Swedish group says third-quarter got off to ‘a weak start’

Retailers across Europe struggle to pass on soaring costs as profits drop

Businesses squeezed by higher costs and price sensitive customers

H&M chief executive plans to double sales by 2030

Ambitious target set as fast fashion retailer’s sales recover and profit jumps 64%

Apple reclaims top smartphone spot in China

US group benefits from Washington’s war on Huawei

Zara owner Inditex outshines rival H&M as sales top pre-pandemic levels

Firm expects online sales to account for more than a quarter of full-year revenue

H&M swings back to profit but earnings remain below pre-Covid levels

95 of Swedish company’s 5,000 stores remain temporarily closed due to restrictions,

Hines completes acquisition of final phase at Chatham & King

Global real estate firm agreed €165m deal for Dublin city centre mixed-use scheme in 2018

German investor pays €22m for Grafton Street shop

Deka Immobilien snaps up premises of & Other Stories from UK-based Aviva Investors

Tesla apologises after coming under fire from Chinese state media

Electric carmaker’s treatment of customers was questioned at Shanghai protest

H&M’s sales recover in March as hundreds of stores reopen

Net sales fell 27% from a year earlier as Covid-19 restrictions ‘significantly’ affected business

I’d so wanted a Simone Rocha x H&M capsule piece. They weren’t just clothes. They were hope

I was up before sunrise today to queue online. The website taunted me to keep trying

H&M experiments by refashioning stores for post-pandemic life

Dresses for hire and beauty salons could feature in Swedish chain’s post-Covid shops

H&M to close hundreds of stores as online shift accelerates

Retailer’s pretax profit falls to €226m in third quarter as group recovers

H&M profit beats expectations for as it recovers from Covid-19 slump

Previous quarter saw deep losses as sales halved amid pandemic

Outlook unclear as pandemic pushes H&M into deep loss

World’s second-biggest fashion retailer gave no third-quarter earnings guidance in April

H&M says recovery uneven after March-May sales tumble 50%

Retailer began gradually reopening stores in late April after about 80% were shuttered

Greed: How Sony censored Steve Coogan’s new fashion-tycoon send-up

End your film with shocking statistics? No way, the studio told Michael Winterbottom

H&M surges as progress made on inventory build up

Retailer has been struggling as unsold garments have accumulated over the past three years

H&M profit falls less than expected after it curbs discounts

Company has seen profits shrink and stocks pile up in recent years due to slowing footfall

Beijing shoppers pay little heed to China’s spat with Sweden

International diplomatic storm rages on with accusations of racism and ‘brutal abuse’

H&M buys less, buys smarter to deal with clothing backlogs

Shares up 13% as fast-fashion chain works through excess stock and irons out problems

H&M profits dive in ‘tough’ first half of year

Fast-fashion retailer suffering intensifying inventory problems

H&M first-quarter profit at 16-year low as unsold garments pile up

Retailer forced to slash prices on clothing as unseasonable weather hits sales

H&M forecasts return to growth for store sales next year

Online sales are set to rise for Swedish clothing company

Revamped Central Bank site aims to attract big-name tenants

Central Plaza will provide 12,500sq m of fashion, food and office facilities

Warm autumn cools sales growth at Zara owner Inditex

Return to more seasonal weather across Europe at end of year sees sales increase 13%

Costs in focus as H&M compensates for slower sales growth

Swedish retailer has struggled to keep pace with competitors such as Zara

H&M shares tumble to a four-year low

Warning impending price cuts to clear inventory could affect expected profit levels

H&M too slow for ‘fast fashion’ world

Swedish retailer overhauling supply chains in effort to catch up with Zara

Kenzo x H&M fashion show: clashing prints, vivid colours and oversized shapes

The quirky collection makes sense in New York – but in downtown Ireland?

Irish arm of fashion retailer H&M sees profit halve

Group records €2.1 million pretax profit as turnover rises 21 per cent to €91.4 million

Girls share €18,000 over staged robbery at Dundrum store

H&M settles with family over ‘terrifying’ incident at shopping centre

Another Chinese billionaire goes missing

Media reports said Metersbonwe founder picked up by police

H&M prepares to launch online shopping in Ireland

Nine more markets will be added to ecommerce offering in the next financial year

How mom jeans became sexy

Mom jeans, once the subject of a Tina Fey sketch and symbol of a woman’s bodily defeat, have become cool (after a few design tweaks)

Retailer H&M feels the pinch as strong dollar boosts costs

Fasthion retailer warns of worsening situation in the future

H&M sales rise more than expected in May

Swedish retailer’s local-currency sales grew 10%, beating analysts’ forecast of 8%

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