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: Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 43: Gap Returns To Physical Stores2025 Tariffs: Impacts on the US Consumer Economy—InfographicUS Department Stores—Real Estate Insights: The Strategic Real Estate Reset from Flagships to FootprintAnalyst Corner: Agentic AI Will Change Shopping and Selling, with John Harmon
