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• “Fast-fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB's H&M stores sell jeans for $29.95, and competitor Inditex Group 's Zara chain offers men's suits for less than $300.”

  The Wall Street Journal: For Syms, a Final Markdown

• “Analysts say Esprit must find its niche in the fashion market as competition intensifies from brands—including Hennes & Mauritz AB's H&M and Inditex SA's Zara—that offer attractive designs at reasonable prices.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Esprit Expects 'Significant' Drop in Net

• “The company also said it would invest more than 18 billion Hong Kong dollars US$2.32 billion over the next four years to rebuild its brand, which competes globally with the likes of Hennes & Mauritz AB's H&M and Inditex SA's Zara.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Esprit Finance Chief Resigns

• “Of interest to me is news that AB's first book of selected fiction, Aberrant Dreams I, The Awakening, is still to come.”

  So much for the afterglow, woah

• “STOCKHOLM—Two Swedish labor unions Monday submitted applications for Saab Automobile AB's bankruptcy on behalf of about 1,130 workers who haven't received their August paychecks.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Unions Move For Saab Bankruptcy

• “LONDON—BP PLC's chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg will be named as Volvo AB's new chairman Dec. 12, said a person familiar with the matter Friday, and will also keep the chairmanship of BP.”

  The Wall Street Journal: BP's Svanberg to Be Named Volvo Chairman Monday

• “This will bring Atlas Copco AB's shareholding in Atlas Copco India Limited to 92%, from 84% previously.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Atlas Copco to Up Ownership in Indian Unit

• “So far, Swedish companies have mostly taken small steps into the Danish market, as exemplified by Gothenburg-based Castellum AB's latest acquisition in Denmark.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Swedish Firms Eye Denmark

• “But the retailer faces a strong challenge from fast-fashion retailers like Hennes & Mauritz AB's H&M stores, Inditex Group 's Zara and Forever 21 Inc., which are all vying for the same consumer, said Stifel Nicolaus & Co. analyst Richard Jaffe .”

  The Wall Street Journal: Holiday Fear Mixed in With Cheer

• “Now, after having lost ground over the last decade to competitors such as Inditex SA's Zara and Hennes & Mauritz AB's H&M, Benetton is trying for publicity.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Benetton Retries Provocation

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