The Swedish fashion giant H&M says profits have dropped 89 per cent
They blame cost inflation, slow consumer spending and one-off expenses related to its exit from Russia.
Pretax profit in the period, the Swedish group’s fiscal third quarter, fell to 689 million crowns ($60.9 million) from a year-earlier 6.09 billion.
The Russian exit accounted for half of the decrease in profits, according to the retailer.
H&M announced a cost cutting programme that it predicted would result in annual savings of around 2 billion crowns, with savings expected to become visible in the second half of 2023.
