Company Earnings UpdateH&M (STO: HM-B) Monthly Sales Update: Improving, But March Sales Still Soft Coresight Research April 19, 2017 Executive Summary H&M reported total sales rose by 6% year over year in local currencies in March 2017. This compares to year-over-year sales growth of 3% in February. The total number of stores grew by 10.7% year over year to 4,426, as of March 31. Sales growth lagged store growth by 473 basis points in March, contracting from the 766-bps difference in February. 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: Store Tracker Extra: UK Store Openings and Closures—2024 Review and 2025 OutlookUS Store Tracker Extra, April 2025: JD Sports and 7-Eleven Drive Total Opened Retail Space to Over 67 Million Square FeetMusic Festivals: A Key Opportunity for Retail Brand EngagementWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 49: Claire’s Closes 150 Stores; Oliver Bonas To Open 20 Stores