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Karen and Ian had a talk with me, and mentioned during their talk that Primark wasn't a brand and they were unethical and may not be appropriate for the collaboration with the museum , they also mentioned they liked the idea of collaboration of museum and they went through few brands for me to have a look at to replace primark, after going home i looked at different kids clothing and fast fashion companies i decided to H&M as the brand to collaborate with museum.
below is a brief line overview of the company

below is a brief line overview of the company

First store opens
1947 - 1948
The first store by H&M opens, just called 'Hennis'. It only sells women's clothing and is relatively limited. The founder is Erling Persson, who privately owns the company (sole trader).
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Stockholm store opens
1952 - 1953
Hennes opens another store in Stockholm. It is still a women's store, privately owned by Erling Persson. This shows that the new store was opened through the profits made in the original store and Perssons own savings.
First store outside of Sweden
1964 - 1965
Hennes opens up a new store in Norway, thereby broadening the horizon of the company and adding yet another store.
Company buys the clothing store Mauritz Widfors
1968 - 1969
Erling Persson buys the hunting and fishing equipment store Mauritz Widfors as their first acquisition. By buying this company, Erling Persson receives a large amount of shares in mens clothing, and Hennes starts to sell mens and children's clothing. The name is changed from 'Hennes' to 'Hennes & Mauritz'.
H&M is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange
1974 - 1975
By listing on the stock exchange, Hennes and Mauritz goes from a private company to a public one. This allows people to invest in the company and therefore H&M grows even more.
First store outside of Scandinavia
1976 - 1977
H&M opens their first store outside of Scandinavia, in London, UK, leading to an even bigger expansion of the network, and marking just the start of the global expansion of H&M.
'Impuls' line launched, cosmetics sales begin
1977 - 1978
H&M launched a line of clothing called 'Impuls'. The sale of cosmetics within all stores also begins, marking a new market H&M is coming into.
Opens stores in Germany and the Netherlands, acquires Rowells
1980 - 1989
H&M continues to change globally, and opens numerous stores throughout Germany and The Netherlands in the 1980's. They also acquire the mail ordering company named 'Rowells', allowing them to use catalogue ordering and making the sales cheaper.
Expansion continues, billboards begin to pop up
1990 - 1999
Throughout the 1990s, H&M continues to expand throughout Europe, opening stores in France. Advertising begins to grow, in newspapers, magazines, and billboards with famous models.
E-commerce begins
1998 - 1999
E-commerce begins, allowing people to buy H&M products over the internet and telephone.
First stores in different countries
2000 - 2001
The first H&M store in the USA opens, on Fifth Avenue in New York. This broadens the client range even further, and puts H&M even more on the map. H&M also opens in Spain, going further south in Europe to the more demanding fashion markets.
Imitations begin
2004 - 2005
Imitations of famous collections begin, starting with Karl Lagerfield. This improves sales through giving people high fashion items for less of a high price, and puts H&M in one of the highest fashion markets.
Expansions and new stores
2006 - 2007
H&M expands their e-commerce in the Netherlands as the first market outside of Scandinavia. They also open stores in the Middle East through Franchise agreements.
E-commerce expansions and Asian stores
2007 - 2008
H&M opens new stores in Shanghai and Hong Kong, adding a new continent to their global expansion. The expansion of e-commerce also continues into Germany and Austria.
Japan Store, acquisition
2008 - 2009
H&M opens yet another store, in Tokyo, Japan. They also acquire the company FaBric Scandinavien AB, giving them access to Weekday, Monki and Cheap Monday.
New stores, H&M Home launched
2009 - 2010
H&M opens a store in Beijing. They also make Lebanon a franchise market. The H&M Home collection is launched, giving them another industry; home items. Weekday and Monki begin to open throughout Germany.
New stores, franchise markets and e-commerce
2010 - 2011
New stores open up in Turkey and South Korea. Israel becomes a new franchise market, and e-commerce begins throughout the UK. H&M Home begins to open up stores outside of Sweden. Monki opens up in Hong Kong.
New stores, franchise markets and e-commerce expansion
2011 - 2012
New stores spring up in Croatia, Romania and Singapore. Franchise markets in Morocco and Jordan also allow for new stores throughout the Middle East. COS opens in Sweden, and Monki and Cheap Monday in the UK. COS and Monki open up e-commerce throughout 18 countries.
New stores
2012 - 2013
New H&M Stores open in Bulgaria, Latvia, Malaysia and Mexico. Franchise allows them to open in Thailand. COS opens in Hong Kong, Italy, Finland, Poland, Austria and via franchise in Kuwait. Monki opens China and Weekday in The Netherlands.
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