DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Swedish clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz (HM-B.SK) said
Tuesday that comparable sales in September fell 2%, hit by a 2
percentage point calendar effect.
MAIN FACTS:
-Total sales in September rose 7%.
-Analysts had expected comparable sales to dip 2.3% and total
sales to rise 7.6% in September.
-The company said it had 3,006 stores on September 30 compared
with 2,669 on the same day last year.
-In its 3Q report, H&M reported an 8% total sales increase
from September 1 to September 24.
-Shares in H&M ended Monday at SEK271.10.
-Write to Jens Hansegard at jens.hansegard@dowjones.com
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