NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--H & M, Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M), one of the world’s largest fashion retailers, famous for offering fashion and quality in a sustainable way, is thrilled to announce their first location in Lower Manhattan. Measuring approximately 25,000 square feet, the new location at the highly anticipated Westfield World Trade Center is set to open in Spring 2016 and will join the seventeen other locations currently open in New York City.
Westfield World Trade Center is a defining retail and dining destination and the centerpiece of New York City’s newest shopping district in lower Manhattan. As the largest fashion retailer to open in Westfield World Trade Center, H&M will offer guests a one stop shopping destination with high fashion for ladies and men, while also showcasing H&M Beauty.
H&M at Westfield World Trade Center will also be the first location in the U.S. to be applying for LEED certification. The interior of H&M’s newest location will operate on renewable power sources and will use less electricity than a conventional office building. H&M will be incorporating recycled content materials throughout the store, as well as using LED lighting and Energy Star equipment.
H&M prides itself on helping local economies by adding jobs with each new location. H&M constantly searches for new talent to grow with the company. With the opening of H&M Westfield World Trade Center, H&M is proud to add about 85 employees to the current, ever-expanding total of approximately 15,000 US employees. For available job opportunities, please visit careers.hm.com.
In addition to the new location at Westfield World Trade Center, H&M is excited to close 2015 by opening its 500th store in North America at Dolphin Mall in Miami, Florida on December 10th, 2015.
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) was founded in Sweden in 1947 and is quoted on Nasdaq Stockholm. H&M’s business idea is to offer fashion and quality at the best price in a sustainable way. In addition to H&M, the group includes the brands & Other Stories, Cheap Monday, COS, Monki and Weekday as well as H&M Home. The H&M Group has more than 3,800 stores in 61 markets including franchise markets. In 2014, sales including VAT were SEK 177 billion and the number of employees is more than 132,000. For further information, visit hm.com.
