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H&M Opens Stockholm Flagship Store in Push to Reinvent Itself

The Swedish clothing retailer is looking for a fresh start after competitive pressures, inventory woes and a slide in market value
H&M’s new Stockholm flagship store.Source: H&M

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This morning, H&M cut the ribbon on a new flagship store in central Stockholm, symbolic of the fresh start the Swedish fashion retailer needs — in more ways than one.