Company Earnings UpdateH&M (STO: HM-B) 2Q18 Sales Update: Growing Store Numbers Fail to Push Sales Higher Coresight Research June 18, 2018 Executive Summary H&M reported that total sales growth for 2Q18 was flat in constant-currency terms. Sales excluding VAT grew by 1.2% in reporting currency. Including VAT, sales rose by 2.0% in the quarter. The total number of stores increased by 6.7% year over year to 4,801, as of May 31, 2018. 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: February 2025 US Retail Sales: First Year-Over-Year Drop Since the Pandemic—Electronics and Department Stores Lead DeclinesAnalyst Corner: Three Consumer-Focused Predictions for US Retail for the Second Half of 2025, with Anand KumarThe State of In-Store Retailing 2025: The Dawn of New-Age Stores, Powered by TechnologySentiment, Tariffs and Inflation—How Is the US Shopper Reacting? US Consumer Survey Insights