Company Earnings Update 2 minutesRegister for Free AccessH&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? Register for a free user account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: China Consumer Tracker: Avoidance Falls Across the BoardWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2023, Week 15: Closures Up in US and UKWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2023, Week 9: US Openings Up 21%Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2023, Week 2: UK Openings Up 67%