Press release

H&M HAS SIGNED A CONTRACT ON THE FIRST STORE IN BULGARIA

H & M, Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M), will be opening their first store in Bulgaria during March 2012. The store will be located at the best business location in the fashion conscious mall, The Mall, in the capital city Sofia.

The store will be a full concept store and will have a sales area around 2,200 square meters, distributed on two sales floors.

“We see this as a natural step in our expansion strategy; to now be able to offer our customers in Bulgaria a chance to buy fashion and quality at the best price. We see great potential for expansion in the country,” says Karl-Johan Persson, CEO at H&M.


Contact persons:

Kristina Stenvinkel, Head of Communications                                         
Telephone: +46 8 796 3908
E-mail: stenvinkel@hm.com

Nils Vinge, Head of Investor Relations                              
Telephone:
+46 8 796 5250
E-mail: nils.vinge@hm.com

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