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Lightly Padded Shoulders 3/4 Sleeves Fully Lined founded by Erling Persson H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (operating as H&M), is a Swedish clothing company, known for its fast-fashion clothing offerings for women, men, teenagers and children. H&M has around 2,000 stores in 37 different countries and employs around 76,000 people. The company was established in V�ster�s, Sweden, in 1947 by Erling Persson though at the time it only sold women's clothing and was called Hennes, Swedish for "hers." In 1968, Persson acquired the premises and inventory of a Stockholm hunting equipment store named Mauritz Widforss. Included in the inventory was a supply of men's clothing, prompting Persson to expand into menswear. Accordingly, he renamed the store Hennes & Mauritz, later abbreviated to H&M. Erling's son Stefan became CEO in 1990 and Chairman of the Board in 1998. Today the majority of H&M's clothing is manufactured in Asia and Europe including China, Turkey, India, Bangladesh and Egypt. H&M's first store abroad was opened in Norway. Then from 1964 onwards, H&M embarked upon a major expansion program for many further stores in Europe, including Portugal, the UK, Denmark, Switzerland and Germany. In the 1990s, the first stores opened in Finland, France, Belgium, Austria, Spain and the Netherlands. H&M has continued to expand its business and today H&M opened its first US store in New York on 5th Avenue and 51st Street in March 2000. There are now 9 additional stores in Manhattan