STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 18, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Turnover for the H&M Group increased in April 2004 by 13 per cent compared with the corresponding period last year.
Sales increase per month in per cent excluding currency rate changes:
2000 2001 2002 2003
/01 /02 /03 /04
December 7 10 16 11
January 22 8 18 14
February 16 16 10 13
March 27 16 8 7
April 15 12 12 13
May 20 11 9
June 21 19 8
July 18 18 8
August 26 16 5
September 34 8 6
October 18 26 10
November 20 14 4
Whole year 20 14 9
Sales development in the month of May will be published together with the Half-Year Report on 23rd June 2004 at 8.30 CET.
Rolf Eriksen Managing Director
Contact person:
Carl-Henric Enhorning, IR +46-8-796 5410 Kristina Stenvinkel, Communications Manager +46-8-796 3908
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (Publ.) Head office -- A7, 106 38 Stockholm Phone: +46-8-796 55 00, Fax: +46-8-24 80 78, E-mail: info.se@hm.com Registered office Stockholm, Reg. No 556042-7220
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