H&M launched a collaboration designed by pop star Madonna in March 2007. In November 2006, the company launched a collection by Stella McCartney.Īlso in November 2006, the company launched a collection by avant-garde Dutch designers Viktor & Rolf. The clothes were still available, though, in less fashion-sensitive areas until the company redistributed them to meet demand.
The press reported there were large crowds and that the initial inventories in the larger cities were sold out within an hour. In November 2004, select stores offered an exclusive collection by fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. The singer also included the track " Standing on the Sun" from her fifth studio album as the campaign soundtrack. Carter in H&M," which drew heavily upon Knowles' personal style. In May 2013 Beyoncé was the face of H&M for her campaign, "Mrs. Lana Del Rey was the face of H&M's 2012 global summer collection music video, in which she also sang a cover of " Blue Velvet" as a tribute to filmmaker David Lynch, who she has said impacted her work. In 2007, H&M and Kylie Minogue launched a swimwear line in Shanghai to celebrate H&M's presence in Asia. Having recently expanded including via its Weekday and & Other Stories formats, Russia was H&M's sixth-biggest market at the time, representing 4% of group sales in the fourth quarter of 2021. H&M cited that it stands "with all the people who are suffering" in Ukraine as well as for "the safety of customers and colleagues" in Russia. H&M Melbourne Withdrawal from Russian market (2022) Īlong with hundreds of other global companies, H&M announced on 2 March 2022, an end to retail operations of its more than 150 stores in Russia, as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In October 2020, H&M announced that it was planning to close 5% of its worldwide stores in 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In September 2013, the retailer opened its 3000th store in Chengdu, China. At the end of August 2012 they were operating 304 more stores, bringing the total to 2,629. H&M operated 2,325 stores at the end of 2011. Its worth was estimated at $12 billion to $16 billion. In 20, brand consultancy Interbrand ranked H&M as the twenty-first most-valuable global brand. Other brands Ĭoncept stores, including COS, Weekday, Monki, and Cheap Monday, launched following H&M's expansion in Asia.
Initially distributed through the company's online catalog, these home furnishing items are now sold at H&M Home stores around the world. In 2008, the company announced in a press release that it would begin selling home furnishings.
store on 31 March 2000 on Fifth Avenue in New York City marked the start of its expansion outside of Europe. H&M continued to expand in Europe and began to retail online in 1998 with the domain hm.com registered 1997, according to data available via Whois. Shortly after, in 1976, the first store outside Scandinavia opened in London. The company was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange in 1974. In 1968, Persson acquired the hunting apparel retailer Mauritz Widforss (founded in 1904 by Laurentzius Mauritz Victor Widforss) in Stockholm, which led to the inclusion of a menswear collection in the product range, and the name change to Hennes & Mauritz. The shop, called Hennes (Swedish for "hers"), exclusively sold women's clothing. The company was founded by Erling Persson in 1947, when he opened his first shop in Västerås, Sweden. 7.4 Factory building structural collapses.5.2 Supply chain adaptation for endangered forest protection.5 Sustainability and environmental awareness.1.7 Withdrawal from Russian market (2022).
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