H&M

Summary

H&M is a clothing store chain^[1]. H&M ranks in the top 5% of clothing_store_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,091 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• H&M received the Grand Seigneur^[3].
• H&M received the BigBrotherAwards^[4].
• H&M was a member of Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh^[5].
• H&M was a member of Better Cotton Initiative^[6].
• H&M was a member of Ethical Trading Initiative^[7].
• H&M was a member of Partnership for Sustainable Textiles^[8].
• H&M is in the country of Sweden^[9].
• H&M's instance of is recorded as clothing store chain^[10].
• H&M's instance of is recorded as brick and mortar^[11].
• H&M's instance of is recorded as fashion label^[12].
• H&M's instance of is recorded as business^[13].
• H&M's instance of is recorded as public company^[14].
• H&M's founder is recorded as Erling Persson^[15].
• H&M is owned by Ramsbury Invest^[16].
• H&M is owned by Ramsbury Invest^[17].
• H&M's headquarters location is recorded as Stockholm^[18].
• H&M's chief executive officer is recorded as Karl-Johan Persson^[19].
• H&M's child organization or unit is recorded as H & M Hennes & Mauritz GBC^[20].
• H&M's child organization or unit is recorded as Fabric Scandinavien^[21].
• H&M's child organization or unit is recorded as H & M Hennes & Mauritz CZ^[22].
• H&M's child organization or unit is recorded as & Other Stories^[23].
• H&M's child organization or unit is recorded as Collection of Style^[24].
• H&M's child organization or unit is recorded as Arket^[25].
• H&M's Commons category is recorded as H&M^[26].
• H&M's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq Stockholm AB^[27].

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Founding

H&M's founder is recorded as Erling Persson^[15]. October 4, 1947 marks the founding of H&M^[28]. H&M's location of formation is recorded as Västerås^[29].

Identity

H&M's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB'}^[30].

Leadership

H&M's chief executive officer is recorded as Karl-Johan Persson^[19]. H&M's director / manager is recorded as Karl-Johan Persson^[31].

Operations

H&M's headquarters location is recorded as Stockholm^[18]. H&M's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ramsbury Invest^[32]. Subsidiaries include H & M Hennes & Mauritz GBC^[20], a business^[33], in Sweden^[34], founded in 1959^[35], headquartered in Stockholm^[36]; Fabric Scandinavien^[21], a business^[37], in Sweden^[38]; H & M Hennes & Mauritz CZ^[22], a business^[39], in Czech Republic^[40], founded in 2003^[41], headquartered in Prague^[42]; & Other Stories^[23], a clothing store chain^[43], in Sweden^[44], founded in 2010^[45], headquartered in Stockholm^[46]; Collection of Style^[24], a clothing store chain^[47], founded in 2007^[48]; and Arket^[25], an enterprise^[49], in Sweden^[50], founded in 2017^[51], headquartered in Stockholm^[52].

Industry

Industries include retail^[53] and fast fashion^[54].

Ownership

Owners include Ramsbury Invest^[16], a business^[55], in Sweden^[56], founded in 1991^[57], headquartered in Stockholm^[58]. H&M's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq Stockholm AB^[27]. H&M's product or material produced is recorded as clothing^[59].

Recognition

Awards received include Grand Seigneur^[3], a fashion award^[60], in Netherlands^[61], founded in 1984^[62] and BigBrotherAwards^[4].

Why It Matters

H&M ranks in the top 5% of clothing_store_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,091 views/month).^[2] H&M has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63] H&M is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[64]

FAQs

What awards did H&M receive?

Honors received include Grand Seigneur^[3] and BigBrotherAwards^[4].