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Ikea founder rated fifth richest in the world
Business & Money: 17 May 13
Ingrad Kamprad, the founder of Swedish furniture giant Ikea, finished fifth on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index published on Friday, with an estimated fortune of $55.6 billion.
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Snow and a strong krona dampen H&M profits
Business & Money: 21 Mar 13
Sweden's budget fashion giant H&M has cited disappointing sales and exchange-rate woes as factors behind a drop in net profit, and said the lingering winter will take a swipe at its spring collections.
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Bienvenido to The Local Spain!
National: 5 Mar 13
Today The Local Spain is throwing open its doors, bringing locally-sourced Spanish news to English speakers – both in Spain and abroad.
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H&M targets women with new fashion brand
Business & Money: 9 Jan 13
Swedish fashion giant H&M is launching a chain of stores featuring a new clothing brand targeting women in cities across Europe, including Stockholm, the company said on Wednesday.
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Activists urge H&M to quit Uzbek cotton
Business & Money: 16 Dec 12
British campaigners have launched a campaign to get Swedish retail giant H&M to stop using cotton harvested in Uzbekistan.
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Strong krona strips H&M's quarterly profits
Business & Money: 27 Sep 12
Profits at Swedish fashion retailer H&M failed to meet analysts' expectations for the third quarter, the company reported on Thursday, blaming the strong krona for putting a dent in earnings.
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Sweden's H&M to shut Hong Kong store
Business & Money: 27 Jul 12
Swedish fashion retailer H&M has announced that it is closing its flagship downtown Hong Kong store due to the high levels of rents being demanded in the city.
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H&M sees profits boom on strong spring sales
Business & Money: 20 Jun 12
Swedish fashion retailer H&M saw its shares jump on Wednesday after reporting a higher-than-expected 22 percent rise in profits for the second quarter.
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'Vodka-mobile' selling booze to Swedish kids
Society: 10 Feb 12
Police in Stockholm are looking to beef up efforts to put the brakes on a “vodka-mobile” that delivers hard liquor to school children in the Swedish capital who place their orders via text message.
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Japanese clothes giant to rival H&M in Sweden
National: 3 Nov 11
The Japanese retail giant Uniqlo might be taking on Swedish cheap n´chic brand H&M on its own territory as the company is said to be looking for premises in the heart of Stockholm's shopping district.
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H&M launches 'Dragon Tattoo' fashion line
Society: 26 Oct 11
Swedish fashion retailer H&M is planning a line of clothing inspired by the hacker heroine made famous in the first of the best-selling Millennium crime thrillers, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo".
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H&M buckles after Greenpeace 'detox' dressdown
Business & Money: 20 Sep 11
Swedish fashion giant H&M has committed to phasing out the use of all hazardous chemicals in making their clothes following a Greenpeace campaign urging them to "detox" their production.
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Uproar over 'obese' girl's insurance snub
Science & Technology: 25 Jun 11
A five-year-old girl has been refused by a Swedish insurance giant on the grounds of her weight putting her into a “high risk” category, according to media reports.
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H&M profits down amid 'challenging' conditions
Business & Money: 22 Jun 11
Swedish fashion retailing giant H&M reported an 18 percent dip in net profits on Wednesday, citing decreased consumer spending and higher supply costs.
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Versace to design H&M's new autumn collection
Business & Money: 21 Jun 11
H&M is teaming up with design legend Donatella Versace for the Swedish discount fashion retailer's special 2011 autumn collection.
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Hidden treasure turns up in Swede's seafood pizza
Society: 29 Apr 11
A Swedish family managed to bite off a little more than they could chew when a normal midweek dinner revealed an unexpected surprise.
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Zlatan scores winner as Milan sets Serie A pace
Sport: 30 Jan 11
Goals from Robinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic sent Milan seven points clear at the top of Italy's Serie A as the Rossoneri claimed all three points in a 2-0 win at Catania on Saturday.
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H&M earnings boost fails to impress
Business & Money: 29 Sep 10
Swedish clothing giant H&M reported disappointing third-quarter earnings on Wednesday, adding it would scale back plans for new stores due to property market challenges in southern Europe and France.
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H&M to open 240 new stores in 2010
Business & Money: 24 Jun 10
H&M announced on Thursday that its second-quarter profit increased 24 percent, but it still narrowly missed estimates due to bad weather for spring sales. It added it will meet its objective of opening 240 new stores this year.
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H&M to open more stores on strong 2009 profits
Business & Money: 28 Jan 10
Swedish discount fashion retailer H&M saw its profits soar past expectations for the last quarter in 2009, causing its share price to rally in Thursday morning trading in Stockholm.
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Crown Princess in surprise Afghanistan trip
Society: 5 Jan 10
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and her fiancé Daniel Westling on Sunday and Monday greeted Swedish soldiers stationed in Afghanistan.
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H&M hands out free panties to promote new lingerie line
Society: 2 Dec 09
Swedish discount fashion retailer H&M gave away women's undies to guests attending the Paris launch of a new lingerie line designed by French designer Sonia Rykiel.
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H&M picks France's Sonia Rykiel to design special collection
Business & Money: 29 Sep 09
Swedish clothing retailer H&M said on Monday that its winter and spring collections would include clothing and lingerie designed by French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel.
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H&M set to expand as profits climb
Business & Money: 24 Sep 09
Swedish cut-price fashion clothing group H&M bucked the economic gloom on Thursday, reporting a four percent hike in third quarter profits and announcing an expansion of its chain of stores.
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Ibrahimovic goal leaves Barca top
Sport: 13 Sep 09
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his second goal in as many games and helped Barcelona to 2-0 win over Getafe on Saturday.
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Profit hike for H&M as clothes fly off shelves
Business & Money: 25 Jun 09
Swedish budget clothing retailer has sidestepped a downward global sales trend to report a healthy second quarter net profit.
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H&M sees profits buckle
Business & Money: 26 Mar 09
Sweden's clothing retail giant H&M has seen its profits plunge by 12.4 percent in the first quarter to 2.577 billion kronor ($321 million).
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Royal's Swedish chef on the run following UK nipple threat
Society: 26 Jan 09
A Swedish chef who worked for a member of the British royal family was convicted last week for a drunken assault against a woman who tended to the royals' horses.
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H&M opens first Japanese outlet
Business & Money: 13 Sep 08
Swedish high-street clothing giant Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) opened its first store in Japan on Saturday. H&M's Tokyo store signals the firm's entry into one of world's most competitive casual fashion markets.
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Sebastian Larsson on target for Birmingham
Sport: 4 Feb 08
Birmingham City were stunned on Saturday when a man sharing the name of their local rivals cost them two points and bagged a 1-1 draw for rock-bottom Derby at St Andrews.
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Hennes celebrates 60 years of low-cost fashion
Business & Money: 14 Sep 07
From its humble beginnings in Västerås, Swedish low-cost clothing giant Hennes and Mauritz has grown into one of the strongest worldwide brands in youth fashion. This weekend H&M celebrates sixty years in the business.
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H and M announces China store openings
Business & Money: 21 Jun 06
Swedish retail clothing giant H and M has announced that it will open its first stores in China next year, as it reported an 8 percent rise in second quarter profits.
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