https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Clothes. We all buy them, we all wear them, and we pile on seventeen layers when the winter comes. But can we pepper our Swedish conversations with the right wardrobe lingo? https://www.thelocal.se/20170901/essential-words-and-phrases-to-help-you-get-dressed-and-undressed-in-swedish Fri, 01 Sep 2017 16:12:39 +0200 essential-words-and-phrases-to-help-you-get-dressed-and-undressed-in-swedish Swedish fashion giant H&M looks on track for a budding recovery after a boost in quarterly results sent shares soaring. https://www.thelocal.se/20190627/hm-shares-rise-after-surge-in-early-summer-sales Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:17:48 +0200 hm-shares-rise-after-surge-in-early-summer-sales Swedish fashion giant H&M saw a major boost in online sales in the third quarter, but a cumbersome shift to faster logistics weighed down on profits. https://www.thelocal.se/20180927/hm-boosts-online-sales-even-as-profits-shrink Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:42:43 +0200 hm-boosts-online-sales-even-as-profits-shrink After a slow start to the year, shoppers are finally hitting the stores again, according to fresh figures by the Swedish Trade Federation (Svensk Handel). https://www.thelocal.se/20150710/swedes-flock-to-stores-to-buy-summer-outfits Fri, 10 Jul 2015 16:42:22 +0200 swedes-flock-to-stores-to-buy-summer-outfits With summer fast approaching, The Local offers up five iconic names in Swedish fashion design so readers into who's hot and what's hip can find their way in the trendy world of Swedish fashion. https://www.thelocal.se/20130417/47398 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:39:00 +0200 47398 H&M devotees will be rewarded for handing back old clothes rather than chucking them away as the Swedish clothes retailer gets set to roll out a recycling initiative worldwide. https://www.thelocal.se/20121206/44882 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:33:00 +0100 44882 Swedish high street fashion chain Lindex has been hit by an online storm after a woman’s complaint about their “hooker-like” clothing range for young girls went viral. https://www.thelocal.se/20120810/42534 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:40:00 +0200 42534 Swedish discount fashion retailer H&M saw its profits soar past expectations for the last quarter in 2009, causing its share price to rally in Thursday morning trading in Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20100128/24650 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:00:00 +0100 24650 A trio of young Swedish entrepreneurs will on Friday launch what it calls the first-ever brand of North Korea-made jeans. https://www.thelocal.se/20091202/23618 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:19:00 +0100 23618 Swedish discount fashion retailer H&M gave away women's undies to guests attending the Paris launch of a new lingerie line designed by French designer Sonia Rykiel. https://www.thelocal.se/20091202/23602 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:46:00 +0100 23602 Swedish clothing retailer H&M said on Monday that its winter and spring collections would include clothing and lingerie designed by French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel. https://www.thelocal.se/20090929/22348 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:10:00 +0200 22348 Swedish budget clothing retailer has sidestepped a downward global sales trend to report a healthy second quarter net profit. https://www.thelocal.se/20090625/20266 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:55:00 +0200 20266 Swedish high-street clothing chain H&M reported a 13.6 percent rise in second quarter net profit Wednesday to 3.93 billion kronor ($640 million), boosted by favourable https://www.thelocal.se/20080618/12524 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:06:00 +0200 12524 The Swedish high-street clothing chain H&M reported a surge in first-quarter profit on Thursday, saying that an aggressive drive into world markets was paying off. https://www.thelocal.se/20080327/10730 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:47:00 +0100 10730