HM is the abbreviation for Hennes & Mauritz. H&M Group is a Swedish international apparel corporation specialising in fast-fashion clothes for men, women, teens, and children. H&M Group operates in 75 geographical regions with 4,801 shops under different business names and 107,375 full-time equivalent employees as of June 23, 2022. H&M is the world's second-largest apparel retailer, trailing only Inditex, Zara's parent company. Erling Persson created H&M, and Helena Helmersson is the company's current CEO.
Erling Persson began the firm in 1947 when he launched his first shop in Västers, Sweden. Hennes (Swedish for "hers") was a boutique that only offered women's apparel. In 1964, another shop opened in Norway. In 1968, Persson purchased the Stockholm hunting gear business Mauritz Widforss, adding a menswear selection to the product line and the name change to Hennes & Mauritz. In 1974, the firm was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. In 1976, the first shop outside of Scandinavia opened in London. According to Whois data, H&M continued to develop in Europe and began selling online in 1998, with the domain hm.com registered in 1997. The inauguration of its first US store on Fifth Avenue in New York City on March 31, 2000, marked the beginning of its development outside of Europe.
Her/His Majesty is abbreviated as HM. It appears in the names of specific British government organizations and as part of a person's title.
The complete form of HM in school is "HeadMistress / HeadMaster." HeadMistress and HeadMaster (HM) are gender-specific terms; HeadMaster refers to a guy in the job. A female in a similar position would be referred to as a headmistress. A school's chief administrator or principal is referred to as HM. The HM is responsible for the school's administration. This post is known as principal in several English-speaking nations.