Fashion retail giant H&M slashes 1,500 jobs to cut costs

The company said it expects to save around 2 billion Swedish krona (US$189.5 million) per year, Anadolu Agency reported.

H&M’s global cost and efficiency programme is estimated to result in a restructuring charge of just over 800 million krona (US$75.8 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, read a statement.

"The cost and efficiency programme that we have initiated involves reviewing our organisation and we are very mindful of the fact that colleagues will be affected by this,” CEO Helena Helmersson said.

"We will support our colleagues in finding the best possible solution for their next step,” she added. - BERNAMA