Company Earnings UpdateH&M (STO: HM-B) Monthly Sales Update: Sequential Sales Improvement in January Coresight Research February 16, 2017 Executive Summary H&M reported total sales rose by 8% year over year in local currencies in January 2017. This compares to sales growth of 6% in December. January sales were negatively impacted by 2% due to a calendar impact. The total number of stores grew by 10.7% year over year to 4,380, as of January 31. Sales growth lagged store growth by 266 basis points in January, contracting from the 466-bps difference in December. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Rolling Metric Improves This Week: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 41, 2025—Data GraphicWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 3: Joann Files for Bankruptcy Again as US Closures Cross 2,000Personal Financial Sentiment Improves Significantly: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 49, 2025—Data GraphicAnalyst Corner: Evaluating Ulta Beauty’s Marketplace Launch as a Strategic Response, with Madhav Pitaliya