H&M Group
H&M’s Global Leader for Inclusion and Diversity on the Company’s Next Steps
H&M Group’s Annie Wu reveals the challenges of delivering change after a crisis and the need for companies to streamline existing diversity and inclusion initiatives into a unified framework before tailoring the global strategy to each market region.
The Year Ahead: It's Time to Look Beyond China
As some successful players become over-reliant on China and others struggle, companies should consider spreading their risk by expanding to other high-growth geographies.
The Year Ahead: Welcome to the Materials Revolution
Fashion brands are exploring alternatives to today’s standard materials, with key players focused on more sustainable substitutes that include recently rediscovered and re-engineered old favourites as well as high-tech materials that deliver on aesthetics and function.
The Year Ahead: The Business of Inclusivity
More companies will elevate diversity and inclusion as a higher priority, embed it across the organisation and hire dedicated leadership roles, but their initiatives will also come under increasing scrutiny in terms of sincerity and results.
H&M Sales Rise 9 Percent in Fourth Quarter
The Swedish-based retailer has invested in online services and new store concepts to broaden its customer base and turn itself around.
H&M Tests Renting Clothes to Address Environment Concern
The Swedish retailer follows competitors Banana Republic and Urban Outfitters, which tapped into the billion-dollar rental market earlier this year.
H&M Opens Experiential Store in Germany
The boutique offers yoga classes and a cafe with a garden as the Swedish budget chain seeks to revive flagging sales.
Op-Ed | Fashion's Class Barrier
The financial barriers to entry in America’s fashion system hold back creative talent, argues Chantal Fernandez.
How to Make Activewear Without Killing the Planet
As demand for activewear booms, so do customer expectations for sustainability. How easy is it for the category to become sustainable? And what compromises do brands have to make?
Fashion’s Long Road to Inclusivity
From charges of cultural appropriation to outright racism, the last year has made clear just how far fashion still has to go to become more inclusive. Now, a perfect storm of identity politics, consumer activism and social media may bring about lasting change.