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H&M and Ingka Group open first Atelier100 space in London

The first Atelier100 space, backed by H&M and Ingka Group, has officially opened in London, showcasing a new sustainable and hyper-local approach to retail. Located at Livat Hammersmith in west London, Atelier100 is the first-of-its-kind collaboration between the Swedish retail giants and showcases creatives, makers and manufacturers who live...

1 Jun 2022

Business

H&M to forego new suppliers who rely on coal

In the wake of COP26, the H&M Group has reiterated its commitment to take action on climate beyond the conference. Energy efficiency, renewable electricity and shifting towards a circular business model are the pillars of the group’s climate strategy with the active goal of achieving a climate positive value chain by 2040. The company has also...

18 Nov 2021

Business

Large scale Ikea and H&M Group study shows potential of recycled textiles

Inter Ikea, the holding controlling the Swedish furniture giant Ikea, and the H&M Group initiated a large-scale study in 2019 to analyse the chemical content in recycled textiles. The aim of the study has been to strategically increase the knowledge and to overcome challenges to exchange data, and stimulate chemical transparency across the...

7 Oct 2021

BusinessFeatured

H&M joins EU Green Consumption Pledge Initiative

H&M has announced its commitment to the EU Commission’s Green Consumption Pledge Initiative, aiming to create a more sustainable future for the fashion industry. The pledge allows companies to make a public commitment to reduce their coverall carbon footprint and produce more sustainable products. H&M’s vision is to become climate positive by...

15 Jun 2021

Retail

Monki launches new app

H&M Group-owned brand Monki has launched a new app with a focus on community interaction as well as offering inspiration and services to help customers make their clothes last longer. With a feature called M.IN.T Care, users can order wash, repair or redesign services directly from the app to help care for and repair their clothing. The app also...

8 Apr 2021

Fashion

Weekday launches jeans made from 100 percent post-consumer waste

H&M Group-owned brand Weekday has launched a limited-edition pair of its popular Rowe Jeans made of 100 percent post-consumer waste. Weekday teamed up with Infinited Fiber Company (IFC) to create the jeans made from a material comprising 50 percent organic cotton and 50 percent Infinna, which comes from 100 percent reborn textile waste. The...

5 Feb 2021

RetailFeatured

H&M Group expands brand websites to new markets as e-commerce offers respite

H&M Group has announced that it is expanding the websites of its Cos, Weekday, Monki, & Other Stories and Arket brands to nine more European markets in May. The websites will be launched in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Croatia from 14 May, followed by Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Cyprus from 20 May. It is the latest move in the...

13 May 2020

Fashion

H&M Group provides update on sustainability efforts

H&M Group has published an update on its sustainability efforts, announcing that it has almost reached its goal of using 100 percent recycled or sustainably sourced cotton. According to the Swedish retail giant’s 2019 Sustainability Performance Report, 97 percent of the group's cotton is now either recycled or “sustainably sourced.” It also said...

3 Apr 2020

Business

H&M to open global supply chain to rivals through new B2B initiative, Treadler

H&M Group has announced a new B2B initiative called Treadler offering external companies access to the Swedish retail giant’s global supply chain. The initiative will allow Treadler’s clients to access and benefit from H&M Group’s expertise, long-term supplier partnerships and strategic sustainability work in order to help them “overcome initial...

4 Mar 2020

Retail

H&M to launch fashion label ‘Cos’ in India

After opening about four dozen outlets of its flagship H&M, Swedish fashion house H&M Group now plans to introduce another fashion label, Cos to India . The brand plans to open two outlets in the Delhi-NCR and Mumbai starting next year. Cos, an abbreviation of ‘Collection of Style’, is a mid-market fashion brand priced slightly higher than H&M...

24 Feb 2020

People

Arket appoints new managing director

Arket has appointed Pernilla Wohlfahrt as its new managing director. This is the third time the H&M Group-owned brand has had a new managing director in as many years. When the brand was launched, Lars Axelsson held the position before being succeeded by Lea Rytz Goldmann who is now leaving to join fashion brand Cos, also owned by H&M Group....

14 Feb 2020

Fashion

H&M to be first retailer to use recycled material Circulose

H&M Group has said it is to become the first retailer to use Circulose, a newly patented material made from discarded textiles, in a dress in its upcoming Conscious Exclusive collection - marking the first time chemically recycled fibres are used in garments sold at scale. The material has been pioneered and produced by re:newcell, a company H&M...

13 Feb 2020