STOCKHOLM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News:
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (STO:HMB):
The H&M Group’s sales including VAT increased by 14 percent in local currencies in June 2015 compared to the same month the previous year. Sales in June have been positively affected by calendar effects of approximately 3 percentage points.
The total number of stores amounted to 3,642 on 30 June 2015 versus 3,301 on 30 June 2014.
Percentage sales development for the month of July will be published on 17 August 2015.
Karl-Johan Persson, CEO
The information in this press release is that which H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) is required to disclose under Sweden’s Securities Market Act. It was released for publication at 08.00 (CET) on 15 July 2015.
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) was founded in Sweden in 1947 and is quoted on Nasdaq Stockholm. The company’s business concept is to offer fashion and quality at the best price. In addition to H&M, the Group includes the brands COS, Monki, Weekday, Cheap Monday, & Other Stories as well as H&M Home. The H&M Group has more than 3,600 stores in 59 markets. In 2014, sales including VAT amounted to more than SEK 176,6 billion and the number of employees was more than 132,000.
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