Company Earnings UpdateH&M (STO: HM-B) Monthly Sales Update: Lower-Than-Expected Growth in December Coresight Research January 17, 2017 Executive Summary H&M reported a 6% year-over-year increase in total sales in local currencies in December 2016. This compares to sales growth of 9% in November. The total number of stores grew by 10.7% year over year to 4,379, as of December 31. Sales growth lagged store growth by 466 basis points (bps) in December, expanding from the 188 bps difference in November. 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: Agentic Commerce—Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol Invokes “Multiplayer Mode”Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 44: Shoe Zone Closes StoresWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 12: Forever 21 To Close All Stores; Dollar General Announces Major Store Expansion PlanFinancial Sentiment Turns Positive Ahead of Rate Cut: US Consumer Survey Insights