Fact: H&M [H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB] is a Swedish retail clothing company with more than 2,300 chains worldwide [41 countries and counting].

With over 2,300 stores scattered all over the planet, our town, Söderhamn, doesn’t have one.  Isn’t it ironic?  I am living in Sweden but whenever I want to do some H&M shopping, I have to do it online or well, travel for hours just to find a store!  Finally, the people behind H&M have decided to open a boutique downtown in autumn 2012.  Yes.  You’ve read that right!  H&M is coming to Söderhamn!  Lovely!

Photo credit: HM.com

The 1,150-square-meter H&M Söderhamn building is going to be constructed at Köpmangatan 4 --- a five-minute walk from our apartment!  Oh yeah!

According to sources [helahalsingland.se], H&M will also open its doors to Bulgaria, Indonesia and Thailand next year.