<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - hm</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/hm</link><description>Newsvine - hm</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:18:37 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:26:58 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Beyonce stars in H&amp;M summer ad campaign</title>
<description><![CDATA[Beyonce, who seems to be everywhere as she prepares for her upcoming world tour, is going to be seen in even more places.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Critchell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Samantha Critchell]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17401993-beyonce-stars-in-hm-summer-ad-campaign</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17401993-beyonce-stars-in-hm-summer-ad-campaign</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>fashion</category><category>beyonce</category><category>hm</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:18:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6f9fc8f9-9408-4699-90e9-fc0261474521.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6f9fc8f9-9408-4699-90e9-fc0261474521.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated promotional image released by H&amp;M shows entertainer Beyonce in an ad for H&amp;M's new summer advertising campaign. Beyonce will be featured on billboards, and in print ads and TV commercials. (AP Photo/H&amp;M) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>H&amp;M profits fall amid tough economy, bad weather</title>
<description><![CDATA[Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB reported Thursday a 10 percent fall in its first-quarter net profit, to 2.46 billion kronar ($380 million), mainly due to unfavorable weather conditions and a tough economic climate.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17397132-hm-profits-fall-amid-tough-economy-bad-weather</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17397132-hm-profits-fall-amid-tough-economy-bad-weather</guid><category>eu</category><category>sweden</category><category>earns</category><category>world-news</category><category>hm</category><category>mauritz-ab</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:00:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Sweden's H&amp;M says Q3 dented by late summer heat</title>
<description><![CDATA[Swedish fashion retailer Hennes and Mauritz announced Thursday plans to ramp up its expansion in the coming months, even though problems associated with Europe's debt crisis and a heat wave in a number of its key markets capped earnings in the third quarter.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Louise Nordstrom]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Louise Nordstrom]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/27/14118845-swedens-hm-says-q3-dented-by-late-summer-heat</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/27/14118845-swedens-hm-says-q3-dented-by-late-summer-heat</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>sweden</category><category>earns</category><category>world-news</category><category>hm</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 06:19:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>David Beckham back in new H&amp;M underwear ads</title>
<description><![CDATA[David Beckham says he's in the underwear game for the long haul, looking forward to advancing his bodywear partnership with H&M.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Critchell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Samantha Critchell]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/14/13278583-david-beckham-back-in-new-hm-underwear-ads</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/14/13278583-david-beckham-back-in-new-hm-underwear-ads</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>fashion</category><category>beckham</category><category>david-beckham</category><category>hm</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:43:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a35a2e61-2342-4d7d-84be-0eb438a9d817.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a35a2e61-2342-4d7d-84be-0eb438a9d817.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This image released by H&amp;M shows soccer star David Beckham, right, during a photo shoot to promote his latest underwear line at H&amp;M. Beckham says he's in the underwear game for the long haul, looking forward to advancing his bodywear partnership with H&amp;M. The soccer star's second set of ads for his branded collection launch Thursday. They'll coincide with a statue stunt planned by the retailer with larger-than-life Beckhams going up in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. (AP Photo/H&amp;M)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=714863c2-b3d9-4474-971f-4590d51c95ba.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="382" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=714863c2-b3d9-4474-971f-4590d51c95ba.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="161" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This undated product photo provided by H&amp;M shows a look from an underwear collection created and modeled by soccer star David Beckham. Beckham says he's in the underwear game for the long haul, looking forward to advancing his bodywear partnership with H&amp;M. The soccer star's second set of ads for his branded collection launch Thursday. They'll coincide with a statue stunt planned by the retailer with larger-than-life Beckhams going up in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.  (AP Photo/H&amp;M, Alasdair McLellan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=14479766-b3f5-4981-ab37-b8731ca279b6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="385" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=14479766-b3f5-4981-ab37-b8731ca279b6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This undated product photo provided by H&amp;M shows a look from an underwear collection created and modeled by soccer star David Beckham. Beckham says he's in the underwear game for the long haul, looking forward to advancing his bodywear partnership with H&amp;M. The soccer star's second set of ads for his branded collection launch Thursday. They'll coincide with a statue stunt planned by the retailer with larger-than-life Beckhams going up in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.  (AP Photo/H&amp;M, Alasdair McLellan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>H&amp;M Q2 profits soar on strong sales, margins</title>
<description><![CDATA[Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB on Wednesday reported a better-than-expected result for the second quarter, with profits soaring nearly 23 percent thanks to successful sales of its spring clothing lines as well as a stabilization of cotton prices.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Louise Nordstrom]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Louise Nordstrom]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/20/12312222-hm-q2-profits-soar-on-strong-sales-margins</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/20/12312222-hm-q2-profits-soar-on-strong-sales-margins</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>sweden</category><category>earns</category><category>hm</category><category>mauritz-ab</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 07:54:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Maison Martin Margiela to dress H&amp;M fashionistas</title>
<description><![CDATA[Swedish fashion chain Hennes & Mauritz has struck its latest collaboration deal with French label Maison Martin Margiela, vowing to offer shoppers "memorable" and experimental fashion moments through the 2012 autumn and winter collection.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12180427-maison-martin-margiela-to-dress-hm-fashionistas</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12180427-maison-martin-margiela-to-dress-hm-fashionistas</guid><category>eu</category><category>sweden</category><category>world-news</category><category>hm</category><category>maison-martin-margiela</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:32:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cotton price takes its toll on H&amp;M</title>
<description><![CDATA[Fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB said Thursday that it had been hit by the high price of cotton as it reported a 5 percent increase in earnings for the first quarter on rising sales.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl Ritter]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Karl Ritter]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/29/10914487-cotton-price-takes-its-toll-on-hm</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/29/10914487-cotton-price-takes-its-toll-on-hm</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>sweden</category><category>earns</category><category>hm</category><category>mauritz-ab</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:24:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>H&amp;M profits down on discounting, higher costs</title>
<description><![CDATA[Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB on Thursday posted a 2.4 percent drop in fourth-quarter net profits, slightly weaker than market expectations, due to higher materials costs and heavy discounting to attract customers during an economic downturn.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Louise Nordstrom]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Louise Nordstrom]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/26/10240224-hm-profits-down-on-discounting-higher-costs</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/26/10240224-hm-profits-down-on-discounting-higher-costs</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>sweden</category><category>earns</category><category>hm</category><category>mauritz-ab</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:24:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Beckham designs underwear collection for H&amp;M</title>
<description><![CDATA[English sporting icon and former Emporio Armani underwear model David Beckham is designing his own briefs in partnership with Swedish cheap n' chic fashion retailer Hennes and Mauritz.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/04/9945184-beckham-designs-underwear-collection-for-hm</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/04/9945184-beckham-designs-underwear-collection-for-hm</guid><category>eu</category><category>sweden</category><category>beckham</category><category>david-beckham</category><category>world-news</category><category>hm</category><category>emporio-armani</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Jan 2012 13:38:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>H&amp;M makes Salander's style safe for the rest of us</title>
<description><![CDATA[Stieg Larsson's enigmatic anti-heroine Lisbeth Salander, from the best-selling books and upcoming U.S. film remake "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," is an unlikely trendsetter.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicole Evatt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicole Evatt]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/15/9476236-hm-makes-salanders-style-safe-for-the-rest-of-us</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/15/9476236-hm-makes-salanders-style-safe-for-the-rest-of-us</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>fashion</category><category>hm</category><category>fea</category><category>dragon-tattoo</category><category>stieg-larsson</category><category>dragon-tattoo"</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:08:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5b6a15d9-8de2-4777-84af-345618df71d7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5b6a15d9-8de2-4777-84af-345618df71d7.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this film image released by Sony Pictures, Rooney Mara is shown in a scene from &quot;The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.&quot;  H&amp;M promises a collection with a &quot;dark urban feel&quot; as it debuts a collaboration with the costume designer for the U.S. film version of &quot;The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.&quot; (AP Photo/Sony, Columbia Pictures, Merrick Morton)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d4c61269-3e58-4479-88fe-5ab08eee7b13.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d4c61269-3e58-4479-88fe-5ab08eee7b13.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this film image released by Sony Pictures, Rooney Mara is shown in a scene from &quot;The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.&quot; H&amp;M promises a collection with a &quot;dark urban feel&quot; as it debuts a collaboration with the costume designer for the U.S. film version of &quot;The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.&quot; (AP Photo/Sony, Columbia Pictures, Merrick Morton)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d356723f-92c3-4f8e-8746-e06d7aedf4cd.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d356723f-92c3-4f8e-8746-e06d7aedf4cd.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this film image released by Sony Pictures, Rooney Mara, left, and Yorick van Wageningen are shown in a scene from &quot;The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.&quot; H&amp;M promises a collection with a &quot;dark urban feel&quot; as it debuts a collaboration with the costume designer for the U.S. film version of &quot;The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.&quot;(AP Photo/Sony, Columbia Pictures, Merrick Morton)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Versace's H&amp;M collection ramps up glamour</title>
<description><![CDATA[From her ultra-blond hair to her super-high heels, Donatella Versace uses every inch of her being to embrace glamour, and she wasn't going to put the Versace name on anything &#8212; and certainly not a collection for global fast-fashion retailer H&M &#8212; that didn't do the same.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Critchell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Samantha Critchell]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/09/8711070-versaces-hm-collection-ramps-up-glamour</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/09/8711070-versaces-hm-collection-ramps-up-glamour</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>fashion</category><category>us-news</category><category>hm</category><category>versace</category><category>donatella-versace</category><pubDate>Wed, 9 Nov 2011 06:44:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/cfc2e607-30c1-4c5c-bc40-2ecf29326bcb.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/cfc2e607-30c1-4c5c-bc40-2ecf29326bcb.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Actress Blake Lively poses at the Versace for H&amp;M Fashion Show and Party at Pier 57 on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/aea6a524-e9e2-46c7-8218-0cc2e9508111.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="468" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/aea6a524-e9e2-46c7-8218-0cc2e9508111.jpg" width="120" height="140" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Models parade down the runway during the Versace for H&amp;M fashion show in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.  (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/00bbfab1-7eb3-422d-b3bb-06c295254e84.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/00bbfab1-7eb3-422d-b3bb-06c295254e84.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Singer jennifer Hudson poses at the Versace for H&amp;M Fashion Show and Party at Pier 57 on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/989492aa-faa1-4a69-b90b-ad3434f282e9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/989492aa-faa1-4a69-b90b-ad3434f282e9.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Actress Chloe Moretz poses at the Versace for H&amp;M Fashion Show and Party at Pier 57 on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d4ad658f-3cc9-4311-a8b7-600115f0f0e9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d4ad658f-3cc9-4311-a8b7-600115f0f0e9.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Singer Ke$ha poses at the Versace for H&amp;M Fashion Show and Party at Pier 57 on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/74d4e662-3f6e-4b65-9f33-b3a9f1c63c0c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/74d4e662-3f6e-4b65-9f33-b3a9f1c63c0c.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Actress Abbie Cornish poses at the Versace for H&amp;M Fashion Show and Party at Pier 57 on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0e04def9-7cc4-4456-a17a-6657011ac3c3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0e04def9-7cc4-4456-a17a-6657011ac3c3.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Actress Uma Thurman poses at the Versace for H&amp;M Fashion Show and Party at Pier 57 on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b2a700ad-acc0-4738-8c85-1d61cb4e5a72.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b2a700ad-acc0-4738-8c85-1d61cb4e5a72.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Actress Blake Lively poses at the Versace for H&amp;M Fashion Show and Party at Pier 57 on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/58218a20-b0f5-45eb-b548-d1095312cf06.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="348" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/58218a20-b0f5-45eb-b548-d1095312cf06.jpg" width="120" height="177" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Models parade on the runway during the Versace for H&amp;M fashion show in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.  (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/329de1a4-eac2-42ce-a9fd-63b2fbea19d8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/329de1a4-eac2-42ce-a9fd-63b2fbea19d8.jpg" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Singer Prince and his date are shown seated before the start of the Versace for H&amp;M fashion show in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.  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(AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/db8d83a3-c624-480b-8b79-ba98ef207d6e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="355" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/db8d83a3-c624-480b-8b79-ba98ef207d6e.jpg" width="120" height="173" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A model parades on the runway during the Versace for H&amp;M fashion show in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.  (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/dc2f274a-e9c3-4cb0-9c75-c3096e7e7724.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="321" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/dc2f274a-e9c3-4cb0-9c75-c3096e7e7724.jpg" width="120" height="191" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A model walks the runway during the Versace for H&amp;M fashion show in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.  (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f0eb78f7-cb31-4f9d-8568-44e060891f08.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="323" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f0eb78f7-cb31-4f9d-8568-44e060891f08.jpg" width="120" height="190" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A model walks the runway during the Versace for H&amp;M fashion show in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.  (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/100d45db-eee8-470c-a07b-5e42396d7072.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="326" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/100d45db-eee8-470c-a07b-5e42396d7072.jpg" width="120" height="188" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A model walks the runwayduring the Versace for H&amp;M fashion show in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.  (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/fd33ee52-1b70-49e0-8d16-5ecccd0c463f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/fd33ee52-1b70-49e0-8d16-5ecccd0c463f.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Mark Ronson poses at the Versace for H&amp;M Fashion Show and Party at Pier 57 on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2e31ff97-7e67-4fb0-99fa-5ed163a05015.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="277" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2e31ff97-7e67-4fb0-99fa-5ed163a05015.jpg" width="120" height="222" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A model walks the runway during the Versace for H&amp;M fashion show in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.  (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bbe72e80-2ddd-4857-83f3-6375655f7317.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="399" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bbe72e80-2ddd-4857-83f3-6375655f7317.jpg" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A model walks the runway during the Versace for H&amp;M fashion show in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.  (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/39e9abca-8122-42ed-b6fd-f144df29d07e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/39e9abca-8122-42ed-b6fd-f144df29d07e.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Actress Emma Roberts poses at the Versace for H&amp;M Fashion Show and Party at Pier 57 on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c3504363-7149-41a2-8687-376cb8451d4e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c3504363-7149-41a2-8687-376cb8451d4e.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Singer Nicki Minaj poses at the Versace for H&amp;M Fashion Show and Party at Pier 57 on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4e775e43-f695-4838-aa51-43186ff4f996.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4e775e43-f695-4838-aa51-43186ff4f996.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Actor Zachary Quinto poses at the Versace for H&amp;M Fashion Show and Party at Pier 57 on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2ff2c4a9-9ae0-4b4c-9c67-9682cd7452f0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="500" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2ff2c4a9-9ae0-4b4c-9c67-9682cd7452f0.jpg" width="120" height="150" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Models walk the runway during the Versace for H&amp;M fashion show in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.  (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/857c8e8c-67e1-4c82-adf3-3b465c05ea13.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="321" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/857c8e8c-67e1-4c82-adf3-3b465c05ea13.jpg" width="120" height="191" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Models walk the runway during the Versace for H&amp;M fashion show in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.  (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/261339c5-b3b6-48f8-9aa0-996a4074eba6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/261339c5-b3b6-48f8-9aa0-996a4074eba6.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Singer Nicki Minaj poses at the Versace for H&amp;M Fashion Show and Party at Pier 57 on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/149d2df1-d1ae-4182-9042-1d0b41ac375d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/149d2df1-d1ae-4182-9042-1d0b41ac375d.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Designer Donatella Versace poses at the Versace for H&amp;M Fashion Show and Party at Pier 57 on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>H&amp;M to release Lisbeth Salander clothing line</title>
<description><![CDATA[Swedish fashion retailer H&M says it will release a collection of clothes inspired by the rebellious character Lisbeth Salander in Stieg Larsson's best-selling crime novel "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/26/8490912-hm-to-release-lisbeth-salander-clothing-line</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/26/8490912-hm-to-release-lisbeth-salander-clothing-line</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>sweden</category><category>collection</category><category>hm</category><category>salander</category><category>lisbeth-salander</category><category>stieg-larsson</category><category>girl-with</category><category>dragon-tattoo"</category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:04:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Sweden's H&amp;M says Q3 profit fell as it expands</title>
<description><![CDATA[Swedish fashion chain Hennes & Mauritz AB on Thursday posted a near 15 percent drop in third-quarter net profits mainly on the back of rising procurement costs, a bump-up in the expansion of new stores, a lower U.S. dollar as well as marketing investments.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Louise Nordstrom]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Louise Nordstrom]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/29/8029346-swedens-hm-says-q3-profit-fell-as-it-expands</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/29/8029346-swedens-hm-says-q3-profit-fell-as-it-expands</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>sweden</category><category>earns</category><category>hm</category><category>mauritz-ab</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:09:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Sweden's H&amp;M blames high costs for Q2 profit fall</title>
<description><![CDATA[Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB on Wednesday blamed higher procurement costs as well as campaigns and special offers for an 18 percent drop in second-quarter profits.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Louise Nordstrom]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Louise Nordstrom]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/22/6914160-swedens-hm-blames-high-costs-for-q2-profit-fall</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/22/6914160-swedens-hm-blames-high-costs-for-q2-profit-fall</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>sweden</category><category>earns</category><category>hm</category><category>mauritz-ab</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:23:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>H&amp;M Q1 profit drops 30 pct on high cotton prices</title>
<description><![CDATA[Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB said Thursday that its profit fell 30 percent in the first quarter of the year as a result of higher cotton prices and negative currency exchange effects.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malin Rising]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Malin Rising]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/31/6380444-hm-q1-profit-drops-30-pct-on-high-cotton-prices</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/31/6380444-hm-q1-profit-drops-30-pct-on-high-cotton-prices</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>sweden</category><category>earns</category><category>hm</category><category>mauritz-ab</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 06:53:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>H&amp;M temporarily closes 9 out of 10 stores in Japan</title>
<description><![CDATA[Swedish fashion chain Hennes and Mauritz AB said it has closed nine of its 10 stores in Japan &#8212; for now.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/17/6293385-hm-temporarily-closes-9-out-of-10-stores-in-japan</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/17/6293385-hm-temporarily-closes-9-out-of-10-stores-in-japan</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>japan</category><category>hm</category><category>mauritz-ab</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:04:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>H&amp;M Q4 profit drops 11 pct amid high cotton prices</title>
<description><![CDATA[Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB on Thursday said its fourth quarter net profit dropped by 11 percent as higher prices for raw materials such as cotton cut into its earnings.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malin Rising]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Malin Rising]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/27/5933026-hm-q4-profit-drops-11-pct-amid-high-cotton-prices</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/27/5933026-hm-q4-profit-drops-11-pct-amid-high-cotton-prices</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>sweden</category><category>earns</category><category>hm</category><category>mauritz-ab</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:36:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Lanvin's Elbaz brings a touch of Paris to H&amp;M</title>
<description><![CDATA[Alber Elbaz's beads, bows and very French poufs played well in New York as he previewed a glitzy version of the much-anticipated Lanvin collection for H&M that will be in stores this weekend.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Critchell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Samantha Critchell]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/19/5494976-lanvins-elbaz-brings-a-touch-of-paris-to-hm</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/19/5494976-lanvins-elbaz-brings-a-touch-of-paris-to-hm</guid><category>us</category><category>new-york</category><category>fashion</category><category>hm</category><category>fea</category><category>lanvin</category><category>alber-elbaz</category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:13:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/53672e18-a847-4ff5-8ce4-9b1c7793e2a5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="396" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/53672e18-a847-4ff5-8ce4-9b1c7793e2a5.jpg" width="120" height="155" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Designs by Lanvin are modeled at the Lanvin for H&amp;M Haute Couture fashion show, Thursday, Nov.18, 2010, in New York. 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(AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4e468791-faeb-4a46-b449-e01b12277d45.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="297" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4e468791-faeb-4a46-b449-e01b12277d45.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Designs by Lanvin are modeled at the Lanvin for H&amp;M Haute Couture fashion show, Thursday, Nov.18, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/97d3678a-83b9-414a-ab94-6dc179d41afc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="313" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/97d3678a-83b9-414a-ab94-6dc179d41afc.jpg" width="120" height="196" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Designs by Lanvin are modeled at the Lanvin for H&amp;M Haute Couture fashion show, Thursday, Nov.18, 2010, in New York. 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(AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/de3f8fb0-03f4-4d8c-a7fb-4ce56c32718a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="367" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/de3f8fb0-03f4-4d8c-a7fb-4ce56c32718a.jpg" width="120" height="167" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Designs by Lanvin are modeled at the Lanvin for H&amp;M Haute Couture fashion show, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/888bedfd-8196-4269-936f-359708d03f64.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="290" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/888bedfd-8196-4269-936f-359708d03f64.jpg" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Designs by Lanvin are modeled at the Lanvin for H&amp;M Haute Couture fashion show, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, in New York. 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(AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2a243981-9dee-4073-aba0-c657ef339601.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="363" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2a243981-9dee-4073-aba0-c657ef339601.jpg" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Designs by Lanvin are modeled at the Lanvin for H&amp;M Haute Couture fashion show, Thursday, Nov.18, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/fee07ff1-7cbe-439a-8bc5-76827a325c14.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="318" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/fee07ff1-7cbe-439a-8bc5-76827a325c14.jpg" width="120" height="193" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Designs by Lanvin are modeled at the Lanvin for H&amp;M fashion show, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/46a59b02-254c-4574-9abb-3ba65211840a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="342" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/46a59b02-254c-4574-9abb-3ba65211840a.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Designs by Lanvin are modeled at the Lanvin for H&amp;M Haute Couture fashion show, Thursday, Nov.18, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a3a3c4c1-094f-4ab6-a917-23edbf48a992.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="371" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a3a3c4c1-094f-4ab6-a917-23edbf48a992.jpg" width="120" height="166" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Actress Andie MacDowell and daughter Rainey attend the Lanvin for H&amp;M Haute Couture fashion show, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/16ddd5a3-9aed-4961-82d8-7ad65e96f1c2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="296" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/16ddd5a3-9aed-4961-82d8-7ad65e96f1c2.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Designs by Lanvin are modeled at the Lanvin for H&amp;M Haute Couture fashion show, Thursday, Nov.18, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/cc8851a7-f4f2-4a08-999f-ab533d0b3d86.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/cc8851a7-f4f2-4a08-999f-ab533d0b3d86.jpg" width="120" height="192" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Actress Emma Roberts attends the Lanvin for H&amp;M Haute Couture fashion show, Thursday, Nov.18, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2f865c86-c307-48d6-9bc1-b4666d1db7de.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="467" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2f865c86-c307-48d6-9bc1-b4666d1db7de.jpg" width="120" height="140" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Model/actress Andie MacDowell and fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier are seen at  the Lanvin for H&amp;M Haute Couture fashion show, Thursday, Nov.18, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Lanvin is H&amp;M's newest partner</title>
<description><![CDATA[Lanvin will be the next high-fashion house to become a partner of fast-fashion retailer H&M.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Critchell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Samantha Critchell]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/02/5033048-lanvin-is-hms-newest-partner</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/02/5033048-lanvin-is-hms-newest-partner</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>fashion</category><category>hm</category><category>fea</category><category>lanvin</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 Sep 2010 16:40:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/7f209166-ba27-4a98-9757-c074f358f2c5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7f209166-ba27-4a98-9757-c074f358f2c5.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE-   This Friday, March 5, 2010 file photo shows models as they wear creations by Israeli designer Alber Elbaz for Lanvin fashion house during his Ready-to-Wear Fall-Winter 2010-2011 fashion collection, presented in Paris.  Lanvin will be the next high-fashion house to become a partner of fast-fashion retailer H&amp;M. The joint collection, featuring womenswear and menswear, will go on sale Nov. 20 in North America and then to the rest of the world three days later.  (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, FILE)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2d8d5e3c-2931-4f31-b13c-302d98e45bbe.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2d8d5e3c-2931-4f31-b13c-302d98e45bbe.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE-   This March 5, 2010 file photo shows Israeli fashion designer Alber Elbaz as he acknowledges applause at the end of his ready-to-wear Fall-Winter 2010-2011 fashion collection designed for the Lanvin fashion house, presented in Paris. Lanvin will be the next high-fashion house to become a partner of fast-fashion retailer H&amp;M. The joint collection, featuring womenswear and menswear, will go on sale Nov. 20 in North America and then to the rest of the world three days later.   (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, FILE)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Sweden's Hennes &amp; Mauritz Q2 profit jumps 25 pct</title>
<description><![CDATA[Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB on Thursday reported a near 25 percent jump in second-quarter net profit, boosted mainly by a weaker dollar, lower raw material costs and increased efficiencies.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Louise Nordstrom]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Louise Nordstrom]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/24/4554105-swedens-hennes-mauritz-q2-profit-jumps-25-pct</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/24/4554105-swedens-hennes-mauritz-q2-profit-jumps-25-pct</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>sweden</category><category>earns</category><category>hm</category><category>mauritz-ab</category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:41:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>H&amp;M Q1 profit rises 45 pct on store expansion</title>
<description><![CDATA[Swedish fashion chain Hennes & Mauritz AB on Thursday said profits rose 45 percent in first quarter, helped by higher sales and an increased number of stores.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malin Rising]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Malin Rising]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/08/4130391-hm-q1-profit-rises-45-pct-on-store-expansion</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/08/4130391-hm-q1-profit-rises-45-pct-on-store-expansion</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>sweden</category><category>earns</category><category>hm</category><category>mauritz-ab</category><pubDate>Thu, 8 Apr 2010 06:54:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>H&amp;M 4Q profit rises 21 pct on new store openings</title>
<description><![CDATA[Swedish fashion chain Hennes & Mauritz AB on Thursday reported a 21 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit, as new store openings helped it defy the weak market.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malin Rising]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Malin Rising]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/28/3820802-hm-4q-profit-rises-21-pct-on-new-store-openings</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/28/3820802-hm-4q-profit-rises-21-pct-on-new-store-openings</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>sweden</category><category>earns</category><category>hm</category><category>mauritz-ab</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:03:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>H&amp;M 2Q net profit rises 6.4 pct</title>
<description><![CDATA[Swedish fashion chain Hennes & Mauritz on Thursday said net profit in its latest fiscal quarter rose 6.4 percent, helped by new store openings and a weaker Swedish krona.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/25/2968642-hm-2q-net-profit-rises-64-pct</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/25/2968642-hm-2q-net-profit-rises-64-pct</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>sweden</category><category>earns</category><category>hm</category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:37:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Sweden's Hennes &amp; Mauritz 1Q profit falls</title>
<description><![CDATA[Swedish fashion chain Hennes & Mauritz AB Thursday said its first-quarter net profit fell by 12 percent due to shifts in foreign exchange rates and lower consumer spending amid the global economic downturn.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malin Rising]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Malin Rising]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/26/2603517-swedens-hennes-mauritz-1q-profit-falls</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/26/2603517-swedens-hennes-mauritz-1q-profit-falls</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>sweden</category><category>earns</category><category>hm</category><category>mauritz-ab</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:36:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Matthew Williamson to design collection for H&amp;M</title>
<description><![CDATA[Swedish fashion retailer H&M AB on Tuesday said Britain's Matthew Williamson will design its summer guest collection.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/25/2148343-matthew-williamson-to-design-collection-for-hm</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/25/2148343-matthew-williamson-to-design-collection-for-hm</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>sweden</category><category>collection</category><category>hm</category><category>matthew-williamson</category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:48:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>