H&M saved margin in 2024 but remains in decline in America and Asia

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13 February 2025 à 09h59

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On January 30, the Swedish company H&M reported sales of US$22.32 billion in 2024 (fiscal year to the end of November 2024), down 0.7%. After a rise of 5.6% in 2023 and 12.4% in 2022, this is the first decline since 2020. The operating margin reached 7.4% of sales (+1.2 point) and the net margin sttod at 4.6% (+0.4 points).

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Journaliste économique pour mind Retail depuis 2024, j’analyse la transformation digitale du commerce.

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