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 Swedish clothing giant Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) on Thursday reported that net profits had continued to rise last year and announced plans to expand into three new countries and boost its online business. https://www.thelocal.se/20160128/hm-to-enter-new-markets-after-profit-boost Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:28:54 +0100 hm-to-enter-new-markets-after-profit-boost Swedish fashion retailer Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) announced a 22 percent net increase in profits for the third quarter Thursday and predicted continued expansion in China. https://www.thelocal.se/20130927/50470 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:32:00 +0200 50470 Sweden's budget fashion giant H&M has cited disappointing sales and exchange-rate woes as factors behind a drop in net profit, and said the lingering winter will take a swipe at its spring collections. https://www.thelocal.se/20130321/46862 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0100 46862 Swedish clothing retailer H&M said Wednesday that its net profit rose by 6.6 percent to 16.9 billion kronor ($2.7 billion) in 2012 and that it increased its market share despite a difficult operating environment. https://www.thelocal.se/20130130/45898 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:44:00 +0100 45898 Swedish automaker Volvo, owned by China's Zhejiang Geely, plans to hire a further 10,000 new staff in the coming years, its chief executive said in an interview to be published Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20111128/37602 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:22:00 +0100 37602 Swedish furniture giant Ikea announced plans to more than double the number of stores it has in mainland China in the next five years, state media reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20101216/30878 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:05:00 +0100 30878 Iconic Swedish furniture giant Ikea's founder, Ingvar Kamprad, is "distressed" by the company's troubled expansion into Russia after a review of its operations in Russia revealed major shortcomings. https://www.thelocal.se/20101211/30768 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 15:08:00 +0100 30768 Volvo Cars and its Chinese owner Geely appear headed on a collision course regarding Volvo's expansion in China, the Financial Times reported late on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20101203/30590 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:50:00 +0100 30590 Swedish media company Metro International has launched in three new French cities and will boost distribution in Paris starting next month. https://www.thelocal.se/20100927/29262 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 10:54:00 +0200 29262 Swedish hardware chain Clas Ohlson is planning to launch an aggressive expansion campaign across the UK of up to 200 stores. https://www.thelocal.se/20100830/28656 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:00:00 +0200 28656