FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Julie Lin
September 23, 2003
212.645.6900 ext. 145
julie@jerichopr.com
H&M, EUROPE’S LEADING FASHION RETAILER, OPENS
SECOND CHICAGO-AREA STORE AT WOODFIELD SHOPPING CENTER

(Schaumberg) H&M will open its second Chicago-area store in Schaumberg on September 26, 2003 at Woodfield Shopping Center. Hundreds of customers lined the block for the first Chicago store opening at 840 N. Michigan Avenue on September 12, 2003. The new store will offer two levels of fashion for men, women, teens, and children. Concepts will include plus size, maternity, and baby clothes, as well as lingerie and accessories.

The 27,000 sq. foot store will allow shoppers to browse through merchandise created by H&M’s 95 in-house designers. Each H&M store features a wide range of retail from fashion basics to designs at the forefront of the very latest international trends. The Woodfield H&M store will receive updated deliveries of new styles on a daily basis.

H&M will officially open its doors to the public on September 26, 2003 at noon. The first 100 shoppers in line on grand opening day will receive an exclusive H&M t-shirt. Store hours are Monday -- Saturday, 10am to 9 pm and Sunday, 11am – 6pm. Telephone for the store is 847-619-9940.

About H&M
H&M is Europe’s leading fashion retailer offering fashion and quality at the best price. Marketing its own brand of clothing with a team of 95 in-house designers, H&M receives daily deliveries of new fashion styles and sells more than 600 million garments a year. H&M opened its first store in Sweden in 1947 and expanded with the first U.S. store on Fifth Avenue in New York City in 2000. Today, H&M has 62 U.S. stores, primarily in the Northeast region, and globally has more than 900 stores in 17 countries. H&M has more than 30,000 employees all working to the same philosophy: to provide fashion and quality at the best price. To visit H&M’s web site please go to http://www.hm.com.