19 August 2012
H&M
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (operating as H&M) is a Swedish multinational retail-clothing company, known for its fast-fashion clothing for men, women, teenagers and children.
H&M exists in 43 countries and as of 2011 employed around 94,000 people.[2] It had 2,325 stores at end of 2011 and 2,629 stores at end of August 2012.[3] It is ranked the second largest global clothing retailer, just behind Spain-based Inditex (parent company of ZARA), and leads over third largest global clothing retailer, United States based GAP Inc.
The design team in the company’s Sweden office controls the steps of production, from merchandise planning to establishing specifications, and production is outsourced to approximately 800 factories in Europe and Asia. These facilities are used for horizontal division of labor, rather than being integrated.[4]
Contents
1 Locations
1.1 Asia
1.2 Europe
1.2.1 Croatia
1.2.2 Russia
1.3 North America
1.3.1 Canada
1.3.2 United States
1.4 Oceania
1.4.1 Australia
2 Marketing
3 Guest-designer collaborations
4 Brand
5 Home furnishing
6 Controversies
7 Philanthropy
8 The company worldwide
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
Locations
Asia
H&M store in the Ginza district in Tokyo, Japan
The company opened its first Asian store (also the company's first franchise) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2006. It followed with a store in the Salmiya district of Kuwait City, Kuwait.
It expanded into East Asia in March 2007, with its first store opening in Central Hong Kong on 10 March 2007. Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue opened that store where she also exclusively launched her range of swimwear, "H&M loves Kylie".
The first location in Shanghai, China, was opened in 2007.[citation needed]
The first Japanese store was opened in Ginza on 13 September 2008, while a second store was opened in Harajuku in November 2008. Another store was opened in the Shibuya shopping district on 19 September 2009.[5]
On 25 February 2009, the company announced that it had signed an agreement to open its first store in South Korea, located in the Myeongdong district of Seoul, and that it was scheduled to open during Spring 2010.[6]
The first Israeli store opened in Tel Aviv in 2010, followed by five more stores across the country,[7] including a branch at the Malha Mall in Jerusalem.[8]
The company opened its first store in Singapore on 3 September 2011. The store, located on Orchard Road, is 2,800 square meters and spans three levels.[9] A second store, with 20,000 square feet and spanning two levels, was opened at ION Orchard on 28 November 2012.[10]
The first store in Thailand, a duplex flagship store with an area of 3,300 sqm, was opened on 29 September 2012. It is located in Siam Paragon in Bangkok. Another store, located at The Mall Bangkapi also in Bangkok, will be open in 10 October 2012.[11]
The first store in Malaysia opened on 22 September 2012, and is located at Lot 10, Kuala Lumpur [12] The second store at Setia City Mall in Shah Alam, has been opened since 4 October 2012. Another store is located at Paradigm Mall in Petaling Jaya.
Europe
H&M store at the Pavilions Shopping Centre, Birmingham, UK.
H&M store in Angers, France (May 2010).
H&M store on Briggate in Leeds, England (May 2010).
H&M store in Sheffield City centre
Map of H&M stores in the U.K. and Ireland, as of August 2011.
Its first non-Swedish store was opened in Norway in 1964,[13] and from then onwards, the company embarked upon a major expansion program opening many further stores in Europe, including Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The first H&M store to open outside of Scandinavia was in the United Kingdom, in 1976.[14] And this year H&M is planning to go back north - the opening of two new stores in Riga is announced.[15]
In the 1990s, its first stores opened in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, the Netherlands and Spain. In Portugal the first store opened in 2003, in Chiado, Lisboa. The company has continued to expand its business and the company has an extensive network throughout much of Europe. Germany is the company's largest market (with 377 stores as of 2011), followed by the United Kingdom (with 192 stores as of 2011) and then Sweden (with 168 stores as of 2011).
In 2004, H&M opened its first store in the Republic of Ireland.[16] As of 2013 there a 12 individual H&M stores in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
In 2013 H&M will open several stores in Lithuania.[17] It is planned that the first two stores will be opened in Lithuanian capital Vilnius. The largest store will be opened in the biggest shopping mall "Akropolis" and will be the size of 3.000 square meters. According to H&M, this store will be the largest in the Baltic states.[18] It was publicly declared that later that year openings in Kaunas and Klaipeda - second and third Lithuanian cities - will follow up.
Croatia
Croatia is the second European country that isn't in The European Union where H&M opened their store. On 7 and 14 April 2011, first two stores were opened in Croatia in the exclusive Cvjetni shopping center in Zagreb and in the Arena Centar, near the Zagreb Arena. On 25 August 2011 store was opened in City Center One, Split, on 8 September 2011 store was opened in Zadar and on 15 September 2011 store was opened in City Center One, Zagreb. On 20 October 2011 store was opened in Westgate Shopping City.
Russia
On 13 March 2009, the company opened its first location in Russia, in the Metropolis mall in Moscow, near the Moscow Metro Voykovskaya station. On 20 March 2009, it opened a second Russian location in the MEGA Family Shopping Centre in Khimki. On 22 October 2009, a third location opened in the MEGA Family Shopping Centre in Belaya Dacha. On 18 October 2009, a store was opened in Rostokino at the Golden Babylon shopping centre, Europe's largest[citation needed] shopping centre.
North America
Canada
The company opened its first Canadian store in March 2004. There are currently[when?] fifty-six stores in Canada, including Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec.
United States
H&M store on 125th Street in New York City, United States (unknown date; pre April 2006).
Map of H&M stores in the U.S. and southern Canada, as of August 2011.
As of August 2010, the company had nearly two hundred individual stores in the United States.[citation needed]
It had opened its first U.S. store in New York City, on Fifth Avenue (at 51st Street) in March 2000; as of January 2011, nine additional stores in city's Manhattan borough alone.[citation needed]
On 18 March 2010, the company opened its first store in North Carolina at the Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh.[citation needed]
In October 2010, plans were announced for it to open its first Texas location in Dallas.[19] The Dallas store opened 19 August 2011 at the North Park Mall off of 75 in North Dallas.[20]
The company opened in The Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on 5 November 2010.[citation needed]
On 11 November 2010, it opened its first Oregon location at the Pioneer Place in Portland.[citation needed]
In December 2010, H&M opened its largest store in the world at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The store contains three floors, three checkout stations, an elevator, and a cut-open facade.
In 2011, H&M opened a flagship store in Denver, Colorado and also announced that it would open other locations in the Carolinas in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[21] In January 2013, it was announced a new store would be opened in Louisville, Kentucky in the Fall of the year along with a brand-new flagship store in Nashville, Tennessee.
Online Shopping
H&M announced through its official Twitter account that there will be online shopping available to USA customers Summer of 2013.[citation needed]
Oceania
Australia
Although the company as of December 2012 had no stores in Australia, in April 2007, Kylie Minogue teamed up with the company to introduce a swimwear line called, "H&M loves Kylie", featuring a theme of Australia. "When we think of Australia and glamour, we think Kylie, who is such a stylish person," the company's design head Margareta van den Bosch said in a statement.[22]
Marketing
In 2008, the company used the song "Hang On" by British singer-songwriter Lettie as background music to its UK website. Their fashions have been featured in an interactive fashion art film by Imagine Fashion called Decadent Control. It premiered in March 2011 and stars Roberto Cavalli, Kirsty Hume, Eva Herzigová and Brad Kroenig.
Guest-designer collaborations
In November 2004, selected company stores offered an exclusive collection by fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. The press reported large crowds and that the initial inventories in the larger cities were sold out within an hour,[23] although the clothes were still available in less-fashion-sensitive areas until the company redistributed them to meet with demand.[24]
In November 2005, the company launched a collection by Stella McCartney and, in November 2006, by avant-garde Dutch designers Viktor & Rolf.
In March 2007, it launched another collaboration designed by the pop star Madonna.[25] In June 2007 the company worked with game developers Maxis to create a stuff pack for the latter's The Sims 2 computer game, H&M Fashion Stuff.[26]
In November 2007, the company launched a collection by Italian designer Roberto Cavalli. It was reported that the clothing sold out very quickly. Also in 2007, another design with Kylie Minogue was launched in Shanghai, China.[22] In the spring of 2008 the Finnish company Marimekko was selected as guest designer and was followed by Japanese Comme des Garçons in the fall.
For spring and summer 2009, the British designer Matthew Williamson created two exclusive ranges for the company – the first being a collection of women's clothes released in selected stores. The second collection saw Williamson branch into menswear for the first time, only in selected stores. The second collection also featured swimwear for men and women and was available in every company store worldwide.[27]
On 14 November 2009, the company released a limited-edition diffusion collection by Jimmy Choo featuring shoes and handbags, ranging from £30 to £170 including a range of men's shoes. The collection also included clothing designed by Choo for the first time, many garments made from suede and leather, and was available in 200 stores worldwide, including London's Oxford Circus store.[28] Sonia Rykiel also collaborated with the company, by designing a ladies knitwear and lingerie range that was released in selected company stores on 5 December 2009.
For Fall 2010, the company collaborated with French fashion house Lanvin[29] for its 2010 guest designer.
For Spring/Summer 2011, the company collaborated with fashion blogger Elin Kling, which was available at selected stores only.
In June 2011, H&M announced a collaboration plan with Versace, that was released on November 19. Versace is also planning a Spring collaboration with H&M that will only be available in countries with online sales.[30]
In November 2011, H&M announced a collaboration plan with Marni, to be launched in March 2012. The campaign will be directed by award-winning director Sofia Coppola.[31]
On 4 October 2012, Japanese Vogue editor Anna Dello Russo will launch an accessories collection at H&M as Paris Fashion Week draws to an end. The collection will be stocked in 140 H&M stores worldwide and also be sold through the H&M website[32]
On June 12, 2012 H&M confirmed that it will launch a collaboration with avant-garde label Maison Martin Margiela for a fall rollout. The Maison Martin Margiela collection for H&M will hit stores on November 15, 2012.
Brand
The branding consultancy Interbrand ranked the company as the twenty-first most-valuable global brand in 2009 and 2010,[33] making it the highest-ranked retailer in the survey. Its worth is estimated at $12–16 billion.[34][35]
The full company name Hennes & Mauritz was rebranded to H&M to simplify worldwide perception of the brand.[when?]
The company owns the two-letter domain hm.com. The domain was registered in the early 1990s, but data on the first registration is lost. In 1998 Hennes & Mauritz was able to buy the domain hm.com from a company called A1 in a non-published domain transaction.
Home furnishing
In a press release, the company announced that it would begin selling home furnishings.[36] As of 2009, it was distributed exclusively by the company's internet catalog, so it is only available in countries where H&M is sold online, such as Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK.
Controversies
On 6 January 2010, it was reported that unsold clothing and other items in one New York City store are cut up before being discarded, presumably to prevent resale or use.[37]
In August 2011, nearly 300 workers passed out in one week at a Cambodian factory supplying H&M. Fumes from chemicals, poor ventilation, malnutrition and even "mass hysteria" have all been blamed for making workers ill. The minimum wage in Cambodia is the equivalent of just $66 (£42) a month, a level that human rights groups say is not even half that required to meet basic needs.[38]
On 24 January 2012, H&M was reported to have stolen an artist's work, using it on multiple items without compensating the artist.[39]
Philanthropy
As of 2012, H&M has raised over $4.5 million USD, through a 5 year partner program with UN charity organization UNICEF.[40]
Starting in February 2013, H&M will offer patrons a voucher in exchange for used garments. Donated garments will be processed by I:CO, a retailer that repurposes and recycles used clothing with the goal of creating a zero-waste economy. The initiative is similar to a clothes-collection voucher program launched in April 2012 by Marks & Spencer in partnership with Oxfam.[41][42][43]
The company worldwide
H&M worldwide.
300+ stores
200+ stores
100+ stores
50+ stores
20+ stores
10+ stores
1+ stores
Upcoming stores
Number of stores as of 2012[44]
Africa:[45]
Egypt 4
Morocco 4
Asia:[45][46]
China 101
Saudi Arabia 19
Japan 15
United Arab Emirates 12
Hong Kong 13
Israel 9
Lebanon 6
South Korea 6
Kuwait 4
Bahrain 3
Qatar 2
Malaysia 3 - 2012
Thailand 2 - 2012
Jordan 1
Oman 1
Singapore 2
Europe:[47]
Germany 394
United Kingdom 213
Sweden 173
France 168
Spain 132
Netherlands 119
Norway 104
Poland 100
Denmark 90
Italy 87
Switzerland 80
Austria 66
Belgium 66
Finland 47
Russia 41
Czech Republic 24
Portugal 23
Greece 22
Hungary 20
Ireland 15
Slovakia 13
Slovenia 12
Croatia 11
Romania 19
Turkey 11
Luxembourg 10
Bulgaria 5
Latvia 2
Estonia 3 - 2013
Lithuania 4 - Fall 2013[48]
Serbia 2 -Fall 2013
North America:[49]
United States 233
Canada 58
Mexico 1
South America:[50]
H&M exists in 43 countries and as of 2011 employed around 94,000 people.[2] It had 2,325 stores at end of 2011 and 2,629 stores at end of August 2012.[3] It is ranked the second largest global clothing retailer, just behind Spain-based Inditex (parent company of ZARA), and leads over third largest global clothing retailer, United States based GAP Inc.
The design team in the company’s Sweden office controls the steps of production, from merchandise planning to establishing specifications, and production is outsourced to approximately 800 factories in Europe and Asia. These facilities are used for horizontal division of labor, rather than being integrated.[4]
Contents
1 Locations
1.1 Asia
1.2 Europe
1.2.1 Croatia
1.2.2 Russia
1.3 North America
1.3.1 Canada
1.3.2 United States
1.4 Oceania
1.4.1 Australia
2 Marketing
3 Guest-designer collaborations
4 Brand
5 Home furnishing
6 Controversies
7 Philanthropy
8 The company worldwide
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
Locations
Asia
H&M store in the Ginza district in Tokyo, Japan
The company opened its first Asian store (also the company's first franchise) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2006. It followed with a store in the Salmiya district of Kuwait City, Kuwait.
It expanded into East Asia in March 2007, with its first store opening in Central Hong Kong on 10 March 2007. Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue opened that store where she also exclusively launched her range of swimwear, "H&M loves Kylie".
The first location in Shanghai, China, was opened in 2007.[citation needed]
The first Japanese store was opened in Ginza on 13 September 2008, while a second store was opened in Harajuku in November 2008. Another store was opened in the Shibuya shopping district on 19 September 2009.[5]
On 25 February 2009, the company announced that it had signed an agreement to open its first store in South Korea, located in the Myeongdong district of Seoul, and that it was scheduled to open during Spring 2010.[6]
The first Israeli store opened in Tel Aviv in 2010, followed by five more stores across the country,[7] including a branch at the Malha Mall in Jerusalem.[8]
The company opened its first store in Singapore on 3 September 2011. The store, located on Orchard Road, is 2,800 square meters and spans three levels.[9] A second store, with 20,000 square feet and spanning two levels, was opened at ION Orchard on 28 November 2012.[10]
The first store in Thailand, a duplex flagship store with an area of 3,300 sqm, was opened on 29 September 2012. It is located in Siam Paragon in Bangkok. Another store, located at The Mall Bangkapi also in Bangkok, will be open in 10 October 2012.[11]
The first store in Malaysia opened on 22 September 2012, and is located at Lot 10, Kuala Lumpur [12] The second store at Setia City Mall in Shah Alam, has been opened since 4 October 2012. Another store is located at Paradigm Mall in Petaling Jaya.
Europe
H&M store at the Pavilions Shopping Centre, Birmingham, UK.
H&M store in Angers, France (May 2010).
H&M store on Briggate in Leeds, England (May 2010).
H&M store in Sheffield City centre
Map of H&M stores in the U.K. and Ireland, as of August 2011.
Its first non-Swedish store was opened in Norway in 1964,[13] and from then onwards, the company embarked upon a major expansion program opening many further stores in Europe, including Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The first H&M store to open outside of Scandinavia was in the United Kingdom, in 1976.[14] And this year H&M is planning to go back north - the opening of two new stores in Riga is announced.[15]
In the 1990s, its first stores opened in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, the Netherlands and Spain. In Portugal the first store opened in 2003, in Chiado, Lisboa. The company has continued to expand its business and the company has an extensive network throughout much of Europe. Germany is the company's largest market (with 377 stores as of 2011), followed by the United Kingdom (with 192 stores as of 2011) and then Sweden (with 168 stores as of 2011).
In 2004, H&M opened its first store in the Republic of Ireland.[16] As of 2013 there a 12 individual H&M stores in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
In 2013 H&M will open several stores in Lithuania.[17] It is planned that the first two stores will be opened in Lithuanian capital Vilnius. The largest store will be opened in the biggest shopping mall "Akropolis" and will be the size of 3.000 square meters. According to H&M, this store will be the largest in the Baltic states.[18] It was publicly declared that later that year openings in Kaunas and Klaipeda - second and third Lithuanian cities - will follow up.
Croatia
Croatia is the second European country that isn't in The European Union where H&M opened their store. On 7 and 14 April 2011, first two stores were opened in Croatia in the exclusive Cvjetni shopping center in Zagreb and in the Arena Centar, near the Zagreb Arena. On 25 August 2011 store was opened in City Center One, Split, on 8 September 2011 store was opened in Zadar and on 15 September 2011 store was opened in City Center One, Zagreb. On 20 October 2011 store was opened in Westgate Shopping City.
Russia
On 13 March 2009, the company opened its first location in Russia, in the Metropolis mall in Moscow, near the Moscow Metro Voykovskaya station. On 20 March 2009, it opened a second Russian location in the MEGA Family Shopping Centre in Khimki. On 22 October 2009, a third location opened in the MEGA Family Shopping Centre in Belaya Dacha. On 18 October 2009, a store was opened in Rostokino at the Golden Babylon shopping centre, Europe's largest[citation needed] shopping centre.
North America
Canada
The company opened its first Canadian store in March 2004. There are currently[when?] fifty-six stores in Canada, including Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec.
United States
H&M store on 125th Street in New York City, United States (unknown date; pre April 2006).
Map of H&M stores in the U.S. and southern Canada, as of August 2011.
As of August 2010, the company had nearly two hundred individual stores in the United States.[citation needed]
It had opened its first U.S. store in New York City, on Fifth Avenue (at 51st Street) in March 2000; as of January 2011, nine additional stores in city's Manhattan borough alone.[citation needed]
On 18 March 2010, the company opened its first store in North Carolina at the Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh.[citation needed]
In October 2010, plans were announced for it to open its first Texas location in Dallas.[19] The Dallas store opened 19 August 2011 at the North Park Mall off of 75 in North Dallas.[20]
The company opened in The Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on 5 November 2010.[citation needed]
On 11 November 2010, it opened its first Oregon location at the Pioneer Place in Portland.[citation needed]
In December 2010, H&M opened its largest store in the world at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The store contains three floors, three checkout stations, an elevator, and a cut-open facade.
In 2011, H&M opened a flagship store in Denver, Colorado and also announced that it would open other locations in the Carolinas in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[21] In January 2013, it was announced a new store would be opened in Louisville, Kentucky in the Fall of the year along with a brand-new flagship store in Nashville, Tennessee.
Online Shopping
H&M announced through its official Twitter account that there will be online shopping available to USA customers Summer of 2013.[citation needed]
Oceania
Australia
Although the company as of December 2012 had no stores in Australia, in April 2007, Kylie Minogue teamed up with the company to introduce a swimwear line called, "H&M loves Kylie", featuring a theme of Australia. "When we think of Australia and glamour, we think Kylie, who is such a stylish person," the company's design head Margareta van den Bosch said in a statement.[22]
Marketing
In 2008, the company used the song "Hang On" by British singer-songwriter Lettie as background music to its UK website. Their fashions have been featured in an interactive fashion art film by Imagine Fashion called Decadent Control. It premiered in March 2011 and stars Roberto Cavalli, Kirsty Hume, Eva Herzigová and Brad Kroenig.
Guest-designer collaborations
In November 2004, selected company stores offered an exclusive collection by fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. The press reported large crowds and that the initial inventories in the larger cities were sold out within an hour,[23] although the clothes were still available in less-fashion-sensitive areas until the company redistributed them to meet with demand.[24]
In November 2005, the company launched a collection by Stella McCartney and, in November 2006, by avant-garde Dutch designers Viktor & Rolf.
In March 2007, it launched another collaboration designed by the pop star Madonna.[25] In June 2007 the company worked with game developers Maxis to create a stuff pack for the latter's The Sims 2 computer game, H&M Fashion Stuff.[26]
In November 2007, the company launched a collection by Italian designer Roberto Cavalli. It was reported that the clothing sold out very quickly. Also in 2007, another design with Kylie Minogue was launched in Shanghai, China.[22] In the spring of 2008 the Finnish company Marimekko was selected as guest designer and was followed by Japanese Comme des Garçons in the fall.
For spring and summer 2009, the British designer Matthew Williamson created two exclusive ranges for the company – the first being a collection of women's clothes released in selected stores. The second collection saw Williamson branch into menswear for the first time, only in selected stores. The second collection also featured swimwear for men and women and was available in every company store worldwide.[27]
On 14 November 2009, the company released a limited-edition diffusion collection by Jimmy Choo featuring shoes and handbags, ranging from £30 to £170 including a range of men's shoes. The collection also included clothing designed by Choo for the first time, many garments made from suede and leather, and was available in 200 stores worldwide, including London's Oxford Circus store.[28] Sonia Rykiel also collaborated with the company, by designing a ladies knitwear and lingerie range that was released in selected company stores on 5 December 2009.
For Fall 2010, the company collaborated with French fashion house Lanvin[29] for its 2010 guest designer.
For Spring/Summer 2011, the company collaborated with fashion blogger Elin Kling, which was available at selected stores only.
In June 2011, H&M announced a collaboration plan with Versace, that was released on November 19. Versace is also planning a Spring collaboration with H&M that will only be available in countries with online sales.[30]
In November 2011, H&M announced a collaboration plan with Marni, to be launched in March 2012. The campaign will be directed by award-winning director Sofia Coppola.[31]
On 4 October 2012, Japanese Vogue editor Anna Dello Russo will launch an accessories collection at H&M as Paris Fashion Week draws to an end. The collection will be stocked in 140 H&M stores worldwide and also be sold through the H&M website[32]
On June 12, 2012 H&M confirmed that it will launch a collaboration with avant-garde label Maison Martin Margiela for a fall rollout. The Maison Martin Margiela collection for H&M will hit stores on November 15, 2012.
Brand
The branding consultancy Interbrand ranked the company as the twenty-first most-valuable global brand in 2009 and 2010,[33] making it the highest-ranked retailer in the survey. Its worth is estimated at $12–16 billion.[34][35]
The full company name Hennes & Mauritz was rebranded to H&M to simplify worldwide perception of the brand.[when?]
The company owns the two-letter domain hm.com. The domain was registered in the early 1990s, but data on the first registration is lost. In 1998 Hennes & Mauritz was able to buy the domain hm.com from a company called A1 in a non-published domain transaction.
Home furnishing
In a press release, the company announced that it would begin selling home furnishings.[36] As of 2009, it was distributed exclusively by the company's internet catalog, so it is only available in countries where H&M is sold online, such as Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK.
Controversies
On 6 January 2010, it was reported that unsold clothing and other items in one New York City store are cut up before being discarded, presumably to prevent resale or use.[37]
In August 2011, nearly 300 workers passed out in one week at a Cambodian factory supplying H&M. Fumes from chemicals, poor ventilation, malnutrition and even "mass hysteria" have all been blamed for making workers ill. The minimum wage in Cambodia is the equivalent of just $66 (£42) a month, a level that human rights groups say is not even half that required to meet basic needs.[38]
On 24 January 2012, H&M was reported to have stolen an artist's work, using it on multiple items without compensating the artist.[39]
Philanthropy
As of 2012, H&M has raised over $4.5 million USD, through a 5 year partner program with UN charity organization UNICEF.[40]
Starting in February 2013, H&M will offer patrons a voucher in exchange for used garments. Donated garments will be processed by I:CO, a retailer that repurposes and recycles used clothing with the goal of creating a zero-waste economy. The initiative is similar to a clothes-collection voucher program launched in April 2012 by Marks & Spencer in partnership with Oxfam.[41][42][43]
The company worldwide
H&M worldwide.
300+ stores
200+ stores
100+ stores
50+ stores
20+ stores
10+ stores
1+ stores
Upcoming stores
Number of stores as of 2012[44]
Africa:[45]
Egypt 4
Morocco 4
Asia:[45][46]
China 101
Saudi Arabia 19
Japan 15
United Arab Emirates 12
Hong Kong 13
Israel 9
Lebanon 6
South Korea 6
Kuwait 4
Bahrain 3
Qatar 2
Malaysia 3 - 2012
Thailand 2 - 2012
Jordan 1
Oman 1
Singapore 2
Europe:[47]
Germany 394
United Kingdom 213
Sweden 173
France 168
Spain 132
Netherlands 119
Norway 104
Poland 100
Denmark 90
Italy 87
Switzerland 80
Austria 66
Belgium 66
Finland 47
Russia 41
Czech Republic 24
Portugal 23
Greece 22
Hungary 20
Ireland 15
Slovakia 13
Slovenia 12
Croatia 11
Romania 19
Turkey 11
Luxembourg 10
Bulgaria 5
Latvia 2
Estonia 3 - 2013
Lithuania 4 - Fall 2013[48]
Serbia 2 -Fall 2013
North America:[49]
United States 233
Canada 58
Mexico 1
South America:[50]
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