H&M

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
H&M Group
Company typePublic
Nasdaq Stockholm: HM B
OMX Stockholm 30
ISINSE0000106270[1]
IndustryRetail
Founded1947 (1947) (as Hennes)
Västerås, Sweden
FounderErling Persson
Headquarters,
Sweden
Number of locations
4,338 stores (2024)[2]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Karl-Johan Persson (chairman)
Daniel Erver (CEO and president)[3]
ProductsClothing
Accessories
Brands
  • COS
  • Other Stories
  • Weekday
  • Monki
  • Cheap Monday
  • ARKET
  • H&M Home
  • Afound
  • Sellpy
RevenueUS$24.8 billion (2019)[4][5]
US$1.8 billion (2019)[6]
US$1.5 billion (2019)[4]
Total assetsUS$19.3 billion (2019)[4]
Total equityUS$6.919 billion (2016)[5]
OwnerStefan Persson (36%)
Number of employees
140,000[a] (2024)
Websitehm.com (retail)
hmgroup.com (corporate)
Footnotes / references
[7][8][9][10]

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, commonly known by its brand name H&M, is a Swedish multinational fast fashion retailer headquartered in Stockholm. Known for its fast fashion business model, H&M sells clothing, accessories, and homeware. The company has a significant global presence, operating thousands of stores across 75 geographical markets and employing over 100,000 people worldwide.[11]

H&M is the second-largest international clothing retailer after Inditex.[12][13] H&M was founded by Erling Persson in 1947 under the name Hennes. The CEO of H&M from 2020 to 2024 was Helena Helmersson. The current CEO, as of January 2024, is Daniel Ervér.[14][15][16]

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  3. ^ "CEO of H&M Group". Hm.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
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  6. ^ "Operating profit of the H&M Group worldwide from 2009 to 2019". Statista. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Reports and presentations". H&M Group. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  8. ^ Værnéus, Anders (15 February 2023). "svenskt mode i över 70 år". Dagens PS (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  9. ^ BarkText, Susanne (13 April 2017). "H&M:s historia inifrån". Dagens industri (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  10. ^ "HM B, Hennes & Mauritz B, (SE0000106270)". Nasdaq. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  11. ^ "H&M Group Annual and Sustainability Report 2021" (PDF). H&M Group. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Top Five Largest Fashion Retailers in the World". 15 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Sales of major apparel retailers worldwide 2022". Statista. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  14. ^ "H&M Names Company Veteran Erver CEO as Helmersson Steps Down". Bloomberg.com. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  15. ^ "H&M CEO quits as fashion group fails to keep up with rivals". foxbusiness.com. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Who is Helena Helmersson, the new CEO of H&M?". www.themds.com. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2023.


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