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: US Beauty Retailing: Market Forecast and Competitive Landscape—From Rebound to Reinvention in 20264Q24 Earnings Season Wrap-Up: Which Companies Missed, Beat and Fell in Line with Expectations?—Infographic2026 Sector Outlook: US Department Stores Retailing—A Slowing Decline amid Strategic ResetThe Sentiment Split: Optimism at the Top, Strain at the Bottom; Plus, Social Commerce Shopping in Focus—US Consumer Survey Insights