India welcomes H&M with its first store launch in Delhi

H&M- Hennes & Mauritz, a Swedish multinational retail clothing company, known for its fast-fashion clothing for men, women, teenagers and children, opened its first store in India at Select Citywalk mall in New Delhi on  October 2nd 2015.

H&M CEO Karl-Johan Persson, H&M India Country Manager Janne Einola, and Store Manager Kapil Vig cut the red ribbon to welcome customers to the store spread across more than 25,000 sq ft. A huge crowd of H&M fans lined up prior to the ribbon cutting for the official launch of the city's new fashion destination.

H&M, known for offering fashion and quality at the best price in a sustainable way, would offer women's, men's, and children apparel and accessories at the new store. It will present a wide selection of latest trends and timeless classics for customers, the company said in a press statement.

The second H&M store is scheduled to open at Ambience Mall in New Delhi by the end of this year, which would be followed by another store at VR mall in Bangalore next year.  For the grand launch evening party, there was a bunch of celebrities. The invite-only event was attended by Bollywood and fashion industry’s biggies like Soha Ali Khan, Ranveer singh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Tamannah Bhatia, Lauren Gottlieb, Pernia Qureshi, Monica Dogra and J J Valaya.