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...Ervér said his appointment was a matter for the board but that he was confident “that we have a very good direction for where we’re heading” and argued H&M’s strength was its “core business model”....
...Vandevelde, 73, is presently a director at the company and will replace chief executive Fabien Simon at the start of April on an interim basis and lead a search for a new CEO....
...H&M has appointed Daniel Ervér as new chief executive of the group, succeeding Helena Helmersson. Ervér has been with H&M for 18 years, most recently as the head of the H&M brand....
...H&M’s operating margin was 3.9 per cent in the first quarter, more than double what it was a year earlier....
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...Daniel is a competent, experienced and respected leader and has the qualities needed to continue to develop the H&M group,” said Karl-Johan Persson, H&M’s chair and a former chief executive....
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...The stock has gained nearly 40 per cent over the past 12 months, outpacing the S&P 500’s 20 per cent rise....
...Over the same period shares in fast fashion rival H&M, which previously reported a drop in December and January sales, are up less than 6 per cent....
...H&M, which trades on a forward price earnings multiple of 15.9 times compared to Inditex on 22.1 times, is slower than rivals to respond to trends....
...H&M blamed unusually hot weather in September for poor sales as the Swedish fast-fashion retailer reported a big increase in profits....
...But their reaction on Wednesday to the Fed’s announcement was far from disappointment, with a sharp rise in equities feeding a rally that has added 27 per cent to the S&P 500 since October....
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...The blue-chip S&P 500 dropped 0.9 per cent on Friday, capping its longest losing streak since October 2022. It fell for the third week in a row, losing 3.1 per cent across five sessions....
...Bickerstaffe joined M&S as a non-executive director in 2018 and moved into an executive role in 2020 before becoming co-chief operating officer in 2021. She is the first female boss in M&S’s history....
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...The announcement comes after more than 9,200 M&S employees were told last month they were set to receive bumper share payouts, thanks to a share save scheme, as the retailer’s turnaround continued....
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...M&S and John Lewis, they will have to run faster.” M&S cannot afford distractions....
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