"Ann-Sofie Johansson Ann-Sofie Johansson is a Swedish fashion designer, known for being the Creative Advisor and former Head of Design for retailer H&M. Johansson grew up in Ronneby, an hour away from Stockholm, Sweden. As a youth, she shopped often at H&M, calling it the ""heaven of fashion"". After first thinking about becoming a veterinarian, Johansson instead pursued art science studies and archaeology at Gothenburg and Lund universities – it was then that she realized she wanted a career involving artistic creativity. She took some evening courses in design at the Anders Beckman's School in Stockholm. In 1987, after deciding"
"twenty different countries. This brand sells adaptable clothing. J. Lindeberg is a collection that began in 1996 in Stockholm and New York. Created by Johan Lindeberg, this brand produces high fashion activewear with a prominence in golfing and skiing attire. Only the men's line sells non-sporty clothing, such as denim, knitwear, and suits. Both the menswear and womenswear collections have golfing and skiing specific items. H&M (Hennes & Mauritz), possibly the most well-known Scandinavian fashion brand, is a Swedish based clothing line which began in 1947 in Västerås, Sweden, that has expanded worldwide. Starting out with only women's clothing, the"
"secured the prestigious “Retailer of the Year Award” in 2015. Hunkemöller Hunkemöller is a clothing manufacturer from the Netherlands, specialising in underclothes and lingerie. The company was founded in 1886 in Amsterdam as a special shop for corsets. Nowadays it is an omni-channel brand with more than 6,200 employees in more than 23 countries. Hunkemöller is one of the field leaders in ladies underwear, especially in the Low Countries. Wilhelm Hunkemöller and his wife Josephina Lexis founded the company in 1886 as a special shop for corsets and bustles in Amsterdam. In the beginning they used to produce in their"
"C&A C&A is an international chain of fashion retail clothing stores, with European head offices in Vilvoorde, Belgium, and Düsseldorf, Germany. It has retail stores in many European countries. It serves only the largest markets of Asia, North America and South America. C&A's brands include Angelo Litrico, Canda, Clockhouse, Here+There, Palomino, Rodeo (ski and snowboard clothes), Westbury, Yessica, Yessica Pure, and Your Sixth Sense. The Brenninkmeijer family owns the C&A group through its Swiss company Cofra Holding AG. The company's success has led the family to be considered, by the Dutch, among the wealthiest in the Netherlands. The Brenninkmeijer family,"
"Hunkemöller Hunkemöller is a clothing manufacturer from the Netherlands, specialising in underclothes and lingerie. The company was founded in 1886 in Amsterdam as a special shop for corsets. Nowadays it is an omni-channel brand with more than 6,200 employees in more than 23 countries. Hunkemöller is one of the field leaders in ladies underwear, especially in the Low Countries. Wilhelm Hunkemöller and his wife Josephina Lexis founded the company in 1886 as a special shop for corsets and bustles in Amsterdam. In the beginning they used to produce in their own factory. In the following years the family owned business"
"B & M B&M European Retail Value S.A. (also known as B&M Bargains and the larger B&M Homestore) was formed in 1978 and is now one of the leading variety retailers in the United Kingdom, employing over 28,000 staff. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The retailer has experienced encouraging revenue growth and a store increase of more than 2400% (25x) over an eight-year period up to 2016. Over three million customers each week shop at their high street and home store outlets. The business was founded by Malcolm"
"Erling Persson Erling Persson (21 January 1917 – 28 October 2002) was the founder of H&M (Hennes&Mauritz). He got the idea following a post-World War II trip to the United States as he was very impressed by efficient, high-volume stores. The company was established in Västerås, Sweden, in 1947 by Erling Persson, though at the time it only sold women's clothing and was called Hennes, Swedish for ""hers."" In 1968, Persson acquired the premises and inventory of a Stockholm hunting equipment store named Mauritz Widforss. In 1982, Erling Persson's son, Stefan Persson took over the position as the Managing Director,"
"for HCO but many locations under discussion have not been revealed. However, the Hollister Co. brand together with its parent company Abercrombie & Fitch brand is being criticized in the UK because the merchandise that is offered to the UK customers cost double the prices (or even a direct $/£ swap) found in the United States. Hollister currently has stores in Ireland, France, Spain, Sweden, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Poland, Italy, and the Netherlands. Hollister opened in Hong Kong at Festival Walk, Hysan Place in 2011. In 2012, Hollister opened a store in South Korea and also a store in Shanghai,"
"and today he is the Chairman of the Board. The Persson family owns about 33% of the company and has a 69% voting right. Erling Persson Erling Persson (21 January 1917 – 28 October 2002) was the founder of H&M (Hennes&Mauritz). He got the idea following a post-World War II trip to the United States as he was very impressed by efficient, high-volume stores. The company was established in Västerås, Sweden, in 1947 by Erling Persson, though at the time it only sold women's clothing and was called Hennes, Swedish for ""hers."" In 1968, Persson acquired the premises and inventory"
"is in Hilversum. Hunkemöller is represented in the following countries: Hunkemöller sells lingerie, shapewear, nightwear, swimwear, sports clothing, hosiery and ladies accessories. In addition Hunkemöller features a range of sub-brands: HKMX (sports collection), Private collection (seductive lingerie), Noir (lingerie and swimwear), Bra Solutions (Bra Basics), The Sylvie Collection and Marlies Dekker Collection (designer collections). Since October 27, 2016, the ""Doutzen's Stories"" Collection is online. In 2014 Hunkemöller secured the Retail Award again for the best lingerie chain in the Netherlands. In Belgium, Germany and Austria it got awarded with the same award a year before. Moreover, in Germany the company"
"however, live in Geneva and Zug, Switzerland. The company was founded by brothers Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer in 1841 as a Dutch textile company, taking its company name from their initials. In 1906 Clemens' son, Bernard Joseph, started discounting in Amsterdam () and by 1910 there were ten stores in the Netherlands. These were from the German Brenninkmeyer family that traded in linen and textiles since the 17th century from its hometown of Mettingen, Germany. For many years, C&A retail clothing stores were a major presence in town centres throughout the United Kingdom. C&A also opened stores in a number"
"in Leeuwarden. In 1906, Clemens' son, Bernard Joseph, started discounting in Amsterdam () and by 1910 there were ten stores in the Netherlands. In 1911, the company opened the first German store in Berlin and today there are more than 400 stores in Germany. In 1922, the company started a store in Great Britain. Today C&A and other related companies are located in 16 countries throughout the world. These companies are linked through the COFRA group, based in Zug, Switzerland. The company closed its stores in the United Kingdom and Denmark in 2000. Recently, many new countries have been entered"
"and """"Come On Over To The L&M Side"""" ads. L&M cigarettes are sold in the United States, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, France, Switzerland, Austria, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, Moldova, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Israel, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea. In the 1950s, L&M introduced an ad campaign called """"Just What The Doctor Ordered!"""". This campaign came at the time L&M introduced the first"
"Karl-Johan Persson Karl-Johan Erling Göran Persson (born 25 March 1975) is a Swedish billionaire businessman, the chief executive officer (CEO) and president of the fashion company Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), which was founded by his grandfather Erling Persson. As of April 2017, according to ""Forbes"", he has a net worth of US$1.93 billion. Persson attended the European Business School in London from 1996, majoring in Business and Economics. He graduated in 2002. In 2001, Persson purchased an events management business, which established itself as the leading events management company in Scandinavia. The business was successfully sold in 2007 to MCI."
"has 10 shops worldwide: Paris, New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, Los Angeles, Beijing, Madrid, Beirut, London and has retailers in more than 35 countries. When Isabel Marant collaborated on a design collection for high street chain H&M in 2013, the line sold out in minutes online and caused the retailer's website to crash. In her collaboration with H&M, Marant said, ""The nice thing with H&M is they don't want to try to do a cheap version of your own collection… They really respect the DNA of designers."" The clothing has been described as a ""combination of androgynous chic and"
"🇺🇦 UK 🇬🇧 GERMANY 🇩🇪 AUSTRIA 🇦🇹 BELGIUM 🇧🇪 EGYPT 🇪🇬 SPAIN 🇪🇸 FRANCE 🇫🇷 ITALY 🇮🇹 POLAND 🇵🇱 PORTUGAL 🇵🇹 UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧 RUSSIA 🇷🇺 SWITZERLAND 🇨🇭 TURKEY 🇹🇷 UKRAINE 🇺🇦 Groupe Atlantic The Groupe Atlantic is a French HVAC company. It was founded in Roche-sur-Yon (in the Vendée region on the west coast of France) by Mr Radat and Mr Lamoure in 1968. Groupe Atlantic is based in 10 different countries with over 20 factories. The company has 20 factories, 10 of which are located outside France, and approximately 6,500 employees (as of March 2017), of which approximately"
"MS Mode MS Mode is a Dutch fashion retailer operating over 200 stores in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Spain, and Luxembourg, founded by Max Abram. The business originates from the Amsterdamse Albert Cuypmarkt but the first real store started off in 1964, in Rotterdam as Mantel Specialist only selling ladies' coats but later selling clothing for women aged 35 to 55. MS Mode sells all sizes in the range of sizes 40-52 at the same price. MS Mode was formerly called M&S, but this caused confusion with British department store Marks & Spencer, which also uses 'M&S' as an abbreviation."
"six months as well further expanding in France. The first Spanish store opened on 3 April on Calle Fuencarral in Madrid, and the first British store will be open in the Victoria Place shopping centre, next Victoria station in London on 12 June. HEMA (store) HEMA (; originally an acronym for ""Hollandsche Eenheidsprijzen Maatschappij Amsterdam"", ""Hollandic Standard Prices Company Amsterdam"") is originally a Dutch discount retail chain that started life as a dimestore, owned by the British investment firm Lion Capital LLP from 2007 to 2018, when it was sold to Dutch billionaire Marcel Boekhoorn. The chain is characterized by"
"Decathlon Group Decathlon S.A. () is a French sporting goods retailer. With over 1400 stores in 45 countries, it is the largest sporting goods retailer in the world. Decathlon started with a store in Lille, France in 1976, founded by Michel Leclercq. It started to expand abroad a decade later, to Germany in 1986, Spain in 1992, Italy in 1998, Portugal, the United Kingdom in 1999, China in 2003, India in 2009, Hong Kong in 2013, Malaysia in 2016 and Southeast Asia in 2012 and South Africa, Philippines in 2017 and Australia in 2018. The company employs more than 82,000"
"China, Latvia and United Kingdom. The number of Bershka stores in each country or region: Bershka Bershka () is a clothing retailer company. It is part of the Spanish Inditex group (which also own the brands of Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull&Bear, Oysho, Uterqüe, Stradivarius and Zara Home). The company was created in April 1998 as a new store and fashion concept, aimed at a young target market. It now has over 1000 stores in 71 countries around the world. The sales made from Bershka represent 10% of the Inditex group. On 6 September 2011, the company (alongside its sister brands)"
"Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Saint Martin, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Taiwan, Trinidad, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela. Desigual Desigual (, ; meaning ""unequal, uneven"") is a clothing brand headquartered in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, which is notable for its trendy patchwork designs, intense prints, graffiti art, asymmetrical designs (hence the name) and flamboyant splashes of colour. Founded in 1984 by Swiss businessman Thomas Meyer on the island of Ibiza, Desigual was managed by Manel Adell"
"Specials referenced the store in ""Man at C&A"" on the 1980 album ""More Specials"". The phrase ""Man at C&A"" was later used to typify someone who was ""sartorially challenged"". In an episode of the popular sitcom Only Fools and Horses Delboy tells his brother Rodney that when they become millionaires, their clothes will ""come from Man at C&A"". C&A C&A is an international chain of fashion retail clothing stores, with European head offices in Vilvoorde, Belgium, and Düsseldorf, Germany. It has retail stores in many European countries. It serves only the largest markets of Asia, North America and South America."
"is currently the largest chain of department stores, with several stores all over the country. The first department store in the Netherlands was the , opened in Utrecht by in 1839. It continued to exist until 1912. The most well known in the Netherlands are the local high-end department stores De Bijenkorf and the variety stores chain HEMA. A former well-known chain in the Netherlands was V&D. At 130 years of age, it was declared bankrupt in 2016. After the bankruptcy, the Canadian Hudson's Bay Company exported its Hudson's Bay and Saks OFF 5th chains to the Netherlands and entered"
"outside Ireland and the United Kingdom opened in Madrid, Spain. After 10 years of constructing a chain of around 40 stores in Spain, Primark opened another store in Madrid in October 2015, the second biggest in the chain. In December 2008, Primark opened in the Netherlands, followed by Portugal, Germany and Belgium in 2009. Primark opened its first store in Austria on 27 September 2012 in Innsbruck. It expanded to France in 2013, in Marseille. The first Italian store opened in 2014. In 2015, Primark opened its first United States store in Downtown Crossing, Boston, in the location that was"
"recent years, Sweden has gotten more involved in the fashion industry, headquartering famous brands like Hennes & Mauritz (operating as H&M), J. Lindeberg (operating as JL), Tiger of Sweden, Acne Jeans and Filippa K within its borders. A new breed of smaller Swedish fashion labels like Odd Molly, WESC, Hope, Nakkna, Velour, Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair, Cheap Monday and Nudie Jeans are emerging and being recognized. Furniture design has been influenced worldwide by the considerable international success of IKEA, and the design of automobiles by Volvo and Saab. Artisan-made glass products from the so-called ""Kingdom of Crystal"" have also achieved"
"its collaboration with the Swedish retail brand H&M which was planned to be launched in November 2018. Moschino Moschino () is an Italian luxury fashion house, specialising in leather accessories, shoes, luggage and fragrances. It was founded in 1983 by Franco Moschino. The brand was originally created in 1983 by the late Franco Moschino (1950–1994). Moschino and his fashion label became famous for his innovative, colorful – sometimes eccentric – designs, for his love of fairies, for his criticisms of the fashion industry and for his social awareness campaigns in the early 1990s. After Moschino's death, Rossella Jardini, his former"
"24 countries in Europe and Asia, including Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. Lindström (company) Lindström Group is a textile rental service company in Europe and Asia. Lindström operates in 24 countries and has over 4,000 employees. The company is headquartered in Finland, Helsinki. Lindström was established in 1848. Lindström was founded by Carl August Lindström in 1848, in Helsinki. The company was originally in the textile dye house and it was called C.A Lindström & Son."
"Baden-Württemberg. Altogether 5212 employees in 716 chain stores in 30 countries (about half of them in France itself) produced 563 million Euro turnover in 2017. Among Pimkie's competitors are C&A, Zara, H&M, ""Bestseller"", ""NewYorker"", ""Tally Weijl"", ""Esprit"", and ""Camaïeu"". Pimkie Pimkie is privately owned a fast fashion label and store chain for young women's clothing with shops all across Europe and headquarters in Villeneuve-d'Ascq near Lille northern France. Three other offices exist in Germany, Spain and Italy. The company is part of the Association Familiale Mulliez, founded by Gérard Mulliez. A first shop was opened in 1971 in Lille under"
"Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Leeward Islands French, Leeward Island Netherlands, Macau, Malaysia, Mallorca, Mexico, Minorca, Martinique, Pierre & Miquelon, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Nevis, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Prince Edward Island, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Rhodes, Romania, Russia, Saba, Scotland, Serbia, Sharjah, Sicily, Singapore, South Korea, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, St. Barts, St. John, St. Kitts, St. Croix, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent, Sumatra, Sweden, Switzerland, Tahiti, Tasmania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey in Asia, Turkey in Europe, Ukraine, Ulster,"
"Kenvelo Kenvelo is a clothing firm originally from the Czech Republic. It currently operates approximately 270 stores in 18 countries: Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovakia, Romania, Israel, Bulgaria, Russia, Austria, United Kingdom, Lithuania, Belarus, Albania, Latvia, Estonia, Malta, Ukraine, Serbia and Germany. Kenvelo dates back to December 1991, when Dany Himi and Michael Saul founded the Prague-based company, CTC - SPORTWEAR. Registered capital of the company was CSK 100 thousand. A few months later, Israel-born Himi became the sole owner of the company and gradually built a chain of clothing stores, Himi's Jeans. In 1996, Himi decided to establish a new"
"designed and supplied by Hand Held Products. Hand Held Products has a significant presence in Europe, with its EMEA headquarters in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, where its European repair center is also based. It also has offices in the UK, Germany and France and sales representation and resellers in most countries in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Hand Held Products also has offices in Latin America and Asia. As of January 1, 2005, the company dropped HHP as its brand name and returned to its full name Hand Held Products. (The legal company name has always been Hand Held Products, Inc.)"
"was opened in December 2017. A third location in Marseille, the 17th location in France, was opened in May 2018. The second location in Spain was opened in the capital Madrid in September 2015 followed by a third location in Churra, Murcia in October 2015. The first location in Italy was opened in Milan in December 2015. A second location was opened in Peschiera del Garda in May 2016. A third location was opened in Castione Andevenno in September 2016. In July 2016, the first location in Portugal was opened in Montijo, near Lisbon. In December 2016, the first store"
"and I take this as proof that it's been visible."" Helena Helmersson Helena Helmersson (born 1973) is a Swedish business executive. Since 2010, she has been head of sustainability at the Swedish retail clothing company H&M. Born in Skellefteå in the north of Sweden she grew up with her family (her parents and two sisters), Helmersson graduated with a master's degree in international business administration at the Umeå School of Business and Economics in 1997. On joining H&M in 1997, she became a section manager in the buying office before she went to Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2007 where she was"