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M&S

Founded in 1884, M&S has grown from a single market stall to an international,
multi-channel retailer. We sell stylish, high quality, great value clothing and home
products, as well as outstanding quality food, responsibly sourced from around
3,000 suppliers globally

Facts about M&S

 M&S has 798 stores in the UK alone
 455 International stores
 54 International territories
 85,813 Employees
 £4.1bn GM revenue
 £5.1bn Food revenue
 £1.2bn International revenue
 £800.1m Multi-channel revenue
 £10.3bn Group revenue
 £623m Group Underlying PBT
 £580m Group PBT
 55/45% UK turnover is split 55% Food and 45% General Merchandise

H&M

Is a Swedish multinational retail-clothing company, known for its fast-fashion
clothing for men, women, teenagers and kids. H&M exists in 53 countries which
include United Kingdom, China, India, Thailand, Germany, France and many
others. For a business like H&M, quality is the key to success. Unlike Primark,
H&M use and buy quality materials to produce their clothing. Their aim is to
exceed customer expectations when it comes to quality, fashion, durability and
safety. H&M go through a lot of testing of their clothes to look out for things like
shrinkage, twisting, colour-fastness and pilling tests as well as chemical and
product safety testing like flammability. Their concept is basically to offer fashion
and quality at the best price.

Facts about H&M

 H&M first store opens in Västerås, Sweden, selling women’s clothing. The
store is called Hennes.
 H&M buys their products from independent 900 independent suppliers
 provide great quality products to their customers at reasonable prices
 VAT increased to SEK 150 billion
 H&M products are made by 160 in-house designers and 100 pattern
makers
 H&M offer fashion and quality at the best price

Similarities between Primark and H&M

 Both brands are large retail-clothing companies. This means h&m and m&s
are known all over the world and have good popularity for their clothing.

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