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Business news: H&M shares rise after surge in early summer sales
Swedish fashion giant H&M looks on track for a budding recovery after a boost in quarterly results sent shares soaring.
H&M boosts online sales even as profits shrink
Swedish fashion giant H&M saw a major boost in online sales in the third quarter, but a cumbersome shift to faster logistics weighed down on profits.
Swedes flock to stores to buy summer outfits
After a slow start to the year, shoppers are finally hitting the stores again, according to fresh figures by the Swedish Trade Federation (Svensk Handel).
The five hottest names in Swedish fashion
With summer fast approaching, The Local offers up five iconic names in Swedish fashion design so readers into who's hot and what's hip can find their way in the trendy world of Swedish fashion.
H&M to pay customers to recycle clothes
H&M devotees will be rewarded for handing back old clothes rather than chucking them away as the Swedish clothes retailer gets set to roll out a recycling initiative worldwide.
Complaint about 'hooker' kids clothes goes viral
Swedish high street fashion chain Lindex has been hit by an online storm after a woman’s complaint about their “hooker-like” clothing range for young girls went viral.
H&M to open more stores on strong 2009 profits
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.
Jeans 'made in North Korea' set to hit store shelves in Sweden
A trio of young Swedish entrepreneurs will on Friday launch what it calls the first-ever brand of North Korea-made jeans.
H&M hands out free panties to promote new lingerie line
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.
H&M picks France's Sonia Rykiel to design special collection
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.
Profit hike for H&M as clothes fly off shelves
Swedish budget clothing retailer has sidestepped a downward global sales trend to report a healthy second quarter net profit.
H&M surprises market with strong quarterly profit
Swedish high-street clothing chain H&M reported a 13.6 percent rise in second quarter net profit Wednesday to 3.93 billion kronor ($640 million), boosted by favourable