Where are H&M clothing made?
We do business with over 602 commercial product suppliers who manufacture products for our brands in over 1519 tier one factories in Europe, Asia and Africa. China and Bangladesh are the largest production markets for clothing. The European Union is the largest production market for our beauty assortment.
China: main clothing supplier
As seen in the present graph, China, Bangladesh and India are top three locations where H&M sources its products. This is also true for. In Sweden, where the retailer is headquartered, there are a total of 21 suppliers and factories manufacturing H&M's clothing products and accessories.
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB or H&M Group (abbreviated H&M) is a multinational clothing company based in Sweden. Its focus is fast-fashion clothing for men, women, teenagers, and children.
Our supply chain in numbers
We do business with over 602 commercial product suppliers who manufacture products for our brands in over 1519 tier one factories in Europe, Asia and Africa. China and Bangladesh are the largest production markets for clothing.
Cotton is grown and processed for clothing manufacturers throughout China. FROM: The garments manufactured at different locations across the world are sent to a central warehouse located in Hamburg, Germany. In every country in which it operates H&M has a distribution center.
Yes! Like many fashion brands, we don't own the factories where our clothes are made. But we want everyone involved in making our products to have a safe, fair and equal working environment.
Inditex owns factories in Spain and outsources production to factories in Portugal, Morocco and Turkey — considered costly labor markets, typically. The rest of its clothes are produced in China, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Brazil, among other countries.
It is also flexible because it has the ability to restock easily from its replenishment centers that monitor the inventory in each store and replace it accordingly. The company also manages to control costs due to its close relationships with suppliers, to guarantee quality at a low cost.
Currently, China produces 65% of the world's clothes and is the world's largest manufacturer and exporter of textiles. Traditionally, China has been attractive to brands from all over the world for its huge labour pool and production capacity as well as sophisticated factories and efficient supply chains.
China is currently the world's largest textile producer and exporter of both raw textiles and garments, accounting for over half of the global textile output every year.
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Inditex owns factories in Spain and outsources production to factories in Portugal, Morocco and Turkey — considered costly labor markets, typically. The rest of its clothes are produced in China, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Brazil, among other countries.
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