Zara’s CEO Oscar Perex Marcote has an approval rating of 85 out of 100. Fredrik Olsson, H&M’s CEO has a lower CEO approval rating with 67 out of 100. Zara’s total annual revenue is estimated at $25.8B. H&M has a lower annual revenue totaling $21.3B. Zara employs 75,000 people compared to the 107,375 employees working for H&M. In Apr 2023, H&M launched its first flagship store in Oslo. In Apr 2023, H&M launched its collection for racket sports enthusiasts. The H&M Move collection was released in Sweden. In Nov of 2022, H&M Home launched new decor for kids. Dan Mejia became the Head of Communications and PR for Region South Asia at H&M in Feb 2023.
Forever 21 CEO Winnie Park has an approval rating of 83 out of 100. This is significantly higher than Frederik Olsson, the CEO of H&M, who has a 67 out of 100 approval rating.With a total annual revenue of $21.3B, H&M does lead over Forever 21, which has a total annual revenue estimated at $2.7B. In Apr 2023, Forever 21 partnered with Nine West to launch a footwear collection. In Jun 2022, Forever 21 launched a limited-time Barbie collection in the metaverse and in stores. Winnie Park joined Forever 21 as its CEO in Jan 2022. Park would take on the role following Danielle Kulle’s departure in Oct 2021. Do Won Chang, the Founder and CEO stepped down in Feb 2020.
With a CEO approval rating of 86 out of 100, Tadashi Yanai, Chairman and CEO of Uniqlo has a significantly higher approval rating than that of H&M CEO Fredrik Olsson who has a 67 out of 100. H&M’s total annual revenue is $21.3B, a greater amount compared to the total annual revenue of Uniqlo, estimated at $9.2B. In Apr 2023, Uniqlo announced its partnership with Japanese womenswear brand Mame Kurogouchi for a spring/summer collection. Apr 2022 saw Uniqlo launch an app in Canada called StyleHint. Uniqlo has had several partnerships and product launches over the past 3.5 years, including Nippon Professional Baseball, Marimekko Corporation and an online alteration service. On Oct 7 2014, John C Jay joined Uniqlo as President Of Global Creative.