STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Swedish online second-hand shop Sellpy, which is majority-owned by fashion giant H&M, has launched in Germany in a first step outside its home market as it bets on shoppers trending towards more sustainable consumption. The start-up handles the entire sales process from picking up the goods from sellers’ homes, to photographing, selling […]
H&M Says Data Protection Breaches Unacceptable
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Fashion retailer H&M said on Saturday that data security breaches found at its German unit were unacceptable and it was cooperating with the local data protection supervisory authority in its investigation into the matter. “The local team has taken a range of action and is in close dialogue with all colleagues,” an […]
H&M's Different Kind of Click Bait
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The H&M group sells an estimated three billion articles of clothing per year. Its revenue makes it among the top three fashion retailers in the world. Clothing for its brands, including H&M, Arket and & Other Stories, is manufactured in 40 countries, the company said; in Bangladesh alone, it sources from 275 […]
H&M Limits Free Deliveries for Low-Spending Club Members
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Fashion retailer H&M has reintroduced delivery fees for its core brand’s loyalty club members on small online orders to cut logistics costs and help restore group profitability. The world’s second-biggest clothing retailer, whose core H&M chain accounts for the bulk of group sales, is investing heavily in adapting to rapidly changing consumer […]
H&M to Trial Vintage Clothing Sales
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — H&M will trial sales of second-hand and vintage clothes as it seeks to tap into consumers’ growing concerns about the environmental cost of fast fashion, its head of sustainability said on Friday. Anna Gedda told Reuters H&M would launch a pilot in Sweden for online sales of second-hand garments on the site […]