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Analysis: a perfect retail storm is brewing

Inside Retail

Additionally, congestion at the Port of Shanghai, the largest port in the world, appears to be easing. The average waiting time across all vessel types, including tankers, bulkers and containers, at Shanghai has reduced to 28 hours, which is down considerably from its peak average waiting time of 66 hours during the lockdown in China.

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Why LVMH outperformed H&M amid a cost-of-living crisis

Inside Retail

H&M and LVMH target very different sectors of the fashion industry. The former, a fast fashion giant based in Sweden, saw a slump in fourth quarter earnings, with its operating profits falling by 87 per cent year on year, and its net profit declining by about 68 per cent.

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Zara owner Inditex maintains lead over H&M as profits jump 40%

Retail Gazette

It posted a net profit of £2.1bn for the six months to July 31 as the group widened its lead over Swedish rival H&M. It would now focus on low-impact fibres, supply chain transformation, biodiversity and circularity initiatives, as fast-fashion retailers face growing pressure to cut waste. Revenues rose 13.5%

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Online drives H&M profit recovery – but sales still lag pre-Covid era

Inside Retail

In what the Stockholm-headquartered multinational fast-fashion retailer described as a “strong recovery” H&M increased its net profit nearly seven-fold to US$1.5 We ended the year strongly with sales back at the same level as before the pandemic and with profitability better than it has been for several years.”.