Company Earnings Update 2 minutesRegister for Free AccessH&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? Register for a free user account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: China Consumer Tracker: Multiple Categories Shift Toward E-Commerce, Away from In-Store PurchasingConsumers Remain Reluctant to Visit Public Places: China Consumer Survey InsightsChatGPT and Generative AI: Five Things Retailers Should KnowKey Retail-Tech Themes at NRF 2023: Retail’s Big Show—Loss Prevention, Forecasting, Personalization and Associate Enablement